If The Boundaries Have Been Fixed Then There Is No Preemption
Darussalam · Volume 3
The Chapters OnPreemptionSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2499 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 835
Source no. 2499 · Volume 5 · Page 499
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١٥٣٢)
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2499. It was narrated from Jābir bin 'Abdullāh that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ ruled that preemption takes effect in all cases where land has not been divided. But if the boundaries have been set and the roads laid out, then there is no preemption." (Sahih)
2499 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الشُّفْعَةَ فِي كُلِّ مَا لَمْ يُقْسَمْ، فَإِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْحُدُودُ وَصُرِّفَتِ الطُّرُقُ فَلَا شُفْعَةَ»
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Aḥādīth mentioned above show that only that neighbor who has a common path to the property has the right of preemption, and those neighbors who have nothing common in property have no right to preemption. It was made clear by mentioning that when property is divided and paths are separate then there is no right to preemption. Division of property and separation of paths makes them ordinary neighbors, and not allowed to enter in each other's deals.