Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Cultivation and Agriculture

15- بَابُ مَنْ أَحْيَا أَرْضًا مَوَاتًا:

(15) Chapter. Whoever Cultivating the neglected uncultivated land belonging to nobody (will own it).

1 hadith · references 2335–2335

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Bukhari · 2335مَنْ أَعْمَرَ أَرْضًا لَيْسَتْ لِأَحَدٍ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who cultivates land that does not belong to anybody is more rightful (to own it)." 'Urwa said, "'Umar gave the same verdict in his Caliphate."6 narrators