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Does cultivating and planting land and building a house on it for more than 150 years necessitate ownership rights, despite the absence of title deeds?

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If the land has known owners, it is not permissible to transgress their ownership, even if the period of utilization of the land has been long; because Islam has forbidden aggression against property, and owners have exclusive rights to their possessions. No one may dispute an owner's right to his property without a just cause. Therefore, you do not have the right to own this land unless its ownership is transferred to you through a legitimate means, such as sale, gift, or charity.

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