قُل لِّمَنِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Qul limanil ardu wa man feehaaa in kuntum ta'lamoon
Say, [O Muhammad], "To whom belongs the earth and whoever is in it, if you should know?"
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Say to them ‘To whom does the earth and whoever is in it of creatures belong if you truly knew?’ their Creator and Owner.
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"Muhammad used to say: 'In my view land is like the wealth put into a Mudarabah (limited partnership) contract. Whatever is valid with regard to the wealth put into a Mudarabah partnership, is valid with regard to land, and whatever is not valid with regard to the wealth put into a Mudarabah partnership, then it is not valid with regard to land.'" He said: "He did not see anything wrong with giving all of his land to the plowman on the basis that he would work with it himself, or with his children, and helpers, and oxen, and, that he would not spend anything on it; all expenses were to be paid by the owner of the land."
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone surrounds a land with a wall, it belongs to him.
The 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."
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