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Biography: Imam Mālik ibn Anas (rh)

موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik Riwayat Yahya
كِتَابُ الرَّهْنِ
Book: On the Explanation of Pledges (Mortgages)
بَابُ الْقَضَاءِ فِي عِمَارَةِ الْمَوَاتِ
Chapter of Judgement Regarding Reviving Dead Land
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Hadith Number: 1440
حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن هشام بن عروة ، عن ابيه ، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: " من احيا ارضا ميتة، فهي له، وليس لعرق ظالم حق" .
It is narrated from Hazrat Urwah bin Zubair that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever cultivates barren land (makes it fertile for cultivation), it belongs to him. Whoever wrongfully takes possession there, he has no right to it."


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Hadith Number: 1440B1
قال مالك: والعرق الظالم: كل ما احتفر او اخذ او غرس بغير حق
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that if someone acts unjustly, for example: digs a pit there, seizes some land, or plants a tree.


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Hadith Number: 1441
وحدثني مالك، عن ابن شهاب ، عن سالم بن عبد الله ، عن ابيه ، ان عمر بن الخطاب ، قال: " من احيا ارضا ميتة، فهي له" . قال مالك: وعلى ذلك الامر عندنا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever cultivates barren land, it belongs to him.
Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said: In our view, this is the ruling.


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