The ruling on one who sells land in which there is a treasure
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The questioner : If a person sells a piece of land or a house in which there is a treasure of gold or silver, and it transfers to the ownership of the buyer, and then this buyer comes to farm it or develop it, and this treasure is found in it, to whom does it belong?
The Shaykh : Is the treasure a deposit, or is it based on a mixture?
The questioner : No, it is a deposit.
The Shaykh : It belongs to the one who finds it. To the one who finds it.
The questioner : If the worker who is digging, farming, or building finds it, it belongs to the worker.
The Shaykh : Yes. The worker, unless the worker was hired to dig, in which case it belongs to the owner of the property. Yes.
The Shaykh : Is the treasure a deposit, or is it based on a mixture?
The questioner : No, it is a deposit.
The Shaykh : It belongs to the one who finds it. To the one who finds it.
The questioner : If the worker who is digging, farming, or building finds it, it belongs to the worker.
The Shaykh : Yes. The worker, unless the worker was hired to dig, in which case it belongs to the owner of the property. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [4149] حكم من باع أرضًا وفيها كنز - تعليقات على الكافي لابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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