Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Sha’bi (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a wooden roof over which two homeowners lay claim. He replied: It belongs to the one whose rope is joined with it. And he was asked about a brick wall over which both this homeowner and that one lay claim. He replied: It belongs to the one whose half is joined with it.

Hazrat Humaid says that I went with my father to Hazrat Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him), and I heard that he gave a verdict regarding a wooden roof to which a rope was attached.