Usurping land and having a neighbour’s house built on it

Question

Question: A certain person forcibly usurped a small piece of my land and had my neighbour’s house built on it. I was not asked anything about this, and I did not consent to it. What do you say about this person who forcibly usurped land and had a house built on it for the neighbour — about such a person?

Answer

Usurping land is a major sin (kabira): a collar made of all seven earths will be put around the usurper’s neck. The neighbour is obliged to vacate your land — to remove the house; or to take from you the value of the building material, in which case that house too will become yours; or to take your land from you on lease and keep paying you rent, so that the land remains yours…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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