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What is the ruling on searching for ancient artifacts on land owned by another, while giving one-fifth [of the finds in charity] and giving the landowner half of the remainder, especially if the owner refuses to grant permission?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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It is not permissible to exploit another person's land by digging and searching for treasures or anything else, except with the owner's permission. The landowner's statement: "There is nothing in this land, my son, I don't want you to toil in vain," is not considered explicit permission. Therefore, clear permission must be sought from him.

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