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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The condition of reclaiming granted land if a mineral is found in it

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: In our country, if the state grants a man land, they condition that if a mineral is found in this land, it will be taken back from him. Is this condition permissible?

Answer:
Yes, the Muslims are bound by their conditions. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إقطاع المعادن — islamhouse.com (59:42)

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