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.

23548 - And I asked him about a mud-brick wall claimed by the people of this house and the people of that one. He said: (It belongs to the one) (1) adjacent to them, with fairness.

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.