What is the ruling on the money paid by the state as compensation for land owned by the family since their ancestors, after it had been under the control of successive occupying states, and for the crops they cultivated on it?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The general consensus among the jurists of the various Islamic lands is that barren land (mawat) can be owned through revitalization (ihya'), even though they differ on its conditions.
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