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Mishkat al-Masabih 2963

Chapter: Option to buy Neighbouring Property - Section 1

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 2963

Narrator:Abu Rāfi

وَعَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ» . رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ

Abu Rafi ‘reported God’s Messenger as saying, “The neighbour has the best claim by reason of his being near.” Bukhari transmitted it.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2258). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 2963).

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authenticصَحِيح The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2258

While I was standing with Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas, Al-Miswar bin Makhrama came and put his hand on my shoulder. Meanwhile Abu Rafi`, the freed slave of the Prophet (ﷺ) came and asked Sa`d to buy from him the (two) dwellings which were in his house. Sa`d said, "By Allah I will not buy them." Al- Miswar…

الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ مَا أَعْطَيْتُكَهَا بِأَرْبَعَةِ آلاَفٍ، وَأَنَا أُعْطَى بِهَا خَمْسَمِائَةِ دِينَارٍ‏.‏ فَأَعْطَاهَا إِيَّاهُ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Rāfi

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 901

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The neighbor has more right (to be given preference) to the property which is near to him." [al-Bukhari reported it, and there is a story related to it].

وَعَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ اَلْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ, وَفِيهِ قِصَّةٌ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري ( 2258 )‏ من طريق…

Narrated by Abu Rāfi

Also reported by… (9)
  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (977)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ مَا بِعْتُكَ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (8004)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقْبِهِ مَا كَانَ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (970)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ مَا بِعْتُكَ
  • سنن الدارقطني (3972)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ ، مَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (3948)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ مَا بِعْتُكَ
  • مسند الحميدي (536)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ مَا بِعْتُكَ
  • مسند الروياني (679)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ مَا بِعْتُكَ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (22123)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ مَا كَانَ
  • معرفة الصحابة لأبي نعيم (813)الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ مَا بِعْتُكَ

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ruled that the option to buy a partner's share in property is applicable to everything that has not been divided. However, when boundaries are fixed and separate roads are made there is no partner's option." [Agreed upon; the wording is al-Bukhari's].

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ ‏-رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا‏- قَالَ: { قَضَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-" بِالشُّفْعَةِ فِي كُلِّ مَا لَمْ يُقْسَمْ, فَإِذَا وَقَعَتِ اَلْحُدُودُ وَصُرِّفَتْ اَلطُّرُقُ…

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"The option to buy a partner's share in property is applicable to everything which is shared, whether land, a dwelling or a garden and it is not lawful to sell before informing one's partner."

وَفِي رِوَايَةِ مُسْلِمٍ: { اَلشُّفْعَةُ فِي كُلِّ شِرْكٍ: أَرْضٍ, أَوْ رَبْعٍ, أَوْ حَائِطٍ, لَا يَصْلُحُ أَنْ يَبِيعَ حَتَّى يَعْرِضَ عَلَى شَرِيكِهِ } 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه مسلم ( 1608 )‏ ( 135 )‏ وزاد: " فيأخذ أو…

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 903

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The neighbor is most entitled to the right of option to buy his neighbor's property, and its exercise should be waited for, even if he is absent, if the two properties have one road." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a; its narrators are reliable (thiqah)].

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ اَلْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَةِ جَارِهِ, يُنْتَظَرُ بِهَا ‏- وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا ‏- إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ…

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‘Uthman b. ‘Affan said that when boundaries have been set up in land there is no option to buy neighbouring property, and that the option does not apply to a well or to male palm-trees. Malik transmitted it.

عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْحُدُودُ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَا شُفْعَةَ فِيهَا. وَلَا شُفْعَةَ فِي بِئْرٍ وَلَا فَحل النّخل. رَوَاهُ مَالك

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