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Is it permissible for the fifth brother, who relinquished his share of the land, to return and demand a share from his siblings after many years have passed since his relinquishment, during which his siblings disposed of their shares by building upon them and selling them?

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It is known among jurists that whoever waives a right of theirs and forfeits it, being an adult and of sound mind, is not entitled to reclaim it, because what has fallen does not return. If a person forfeits a right that they are permitted to forfeit, that right is forfeited and does not return after its forfeiture. The Sharia judiciary is the one that settles such disputed cases.

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