301 - الغَصب‏

301. USURPATION

1422 - حُرمَةُ الغَصبِ‏

1422. THE PROHIBITION OF USURPATION

4786.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَنِ اقتَطَعَ مالَ مؤمنٍ غَصباً بغَيرِ حَقِّهِ لَم يَزَلِ اللَّهُ مُعرِضاً عَنهُ ، ماقِتاً لأِعمالِهِ التي يَعمَلُها مِن البِرِّ والخَيرِ ، لا يُثبِتُها في حَسَناتِهِ حتّى‏ يَتُوبَ ويَرُدَّ المالَ الذي أخَذَهُ إلى‏ صاحِبِهِ .¹

4786.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who usurps the property of a believer without having right to it, Allah continues to abandon him, despising all the good and righteous deeds that he performs, not recording them among his good deeds until and unless he repents and returns the property that he seized to its rightful owner.’²

4787.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن غَصَبَ رَجُلاً أرضاً ظُلماً لَقِيَ اللَّهَ تعالى‏ وهُو علَيهِ غَضبانُ .³

4787.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who usurps someone’s land wrongfully will meet Allah [on the Day of Resurrection] wrathful towards him.’⁴

4788.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يَحِلُّ لِامرِئٍ مُسلمٍ أن يَأخُذَ مالَ أخِيهِ بغَيرِ حَقِّهِ ؛ وذلكَ لِما حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ مالَ المُسلمِ علَى المُسلمِ .⁵

4788.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘It is not permissible for a Muslim to seize the property of his fellow brother without right to it, and that is because Allah, Mighty and Exalted, has forbidden the property of a Muslim to another Muslim.’⁶

4789.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الحَجَرُ الغَصِيبُ‏⁷ فِي الدارِ رَهنٌ على‏ خَرابِها .⁸

4789.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘One usurped stone in a house is a guarantee for its ruin.’⁹

4790.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عَمَّن أخَذَ أرضاً بِغَيرِ حَقِّها وبَنى‏ فيها - : يُرفَعُ بِناؤهُ ، وتُسَلَّمُ التُّربَةُ إلى‏ صاحِبِها ؛ ليسَ لِعِرقِ ظالِمٍ حَقٌّ .¹⁰

4790. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked about one who has taken land without right to it and built upon it, to which he replied, ‘The building is to be destroyed and the land returned to its rightful owner. The entire lineage of a wrongdoer holds no right.’¹¹

4791.الإمامُ المهديُّ عليه السلام : لا يَحِلُّ لأِحدٍ أن يَتَصَرَّفَ في مالِ غَيرِهِ بغَيرِ إذنِهِ .¹²

4791.Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, ‘It is not permissible for anyone to use the property of another without his permission.’¹³