Seizing land by force and then selling it: Does the owner have the right to take it from the buyer?
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The questioner : The same problematic issue: did he sell it? That is, he took it by force and sold it to a person and left, meaning he did not offer it? Is it taken from the person who bought it from the usurper?
The Shaykh : Yes. And what do you say? That is, a usurper seized a piece of land and sold it to a man named Zayd, then fled. So the owner of the land came. Does he have the right to take it from this person who bought it from the usurper? The answer is yes. This is his land, his property. And you, the buyer, go to the one who sold it to you. Whether you were ignorant or in a hurry, it is his property. How can you take his property from him, and he is a shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes. And what do you say? That is, a usurper seized a piece of land and sold it to a man named Zayd, then fled. So the owner of the land came. Does he have the right to take it from this person who bought it from the usurper? The answer is yes. This is his land, his property. And you, the buyer, go to the one who sold it to you. Whether you were ignorant or in a hurry, it is his property. How can you take his property from him, and he is a shaykh?
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 348- من غصب أرضًا ثم باعها: هل لمالكها أن يأخذها من المشتري؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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