Is it permissible for a person to plant palm trees on their land, which is subject to a government project, for the purpose of obtaining higher compensation?
It is not permissible for the landowner to plant palm trees as a trick to obtain greater compensation from the government if the government has informed him of its need for the land. This is because it involves squandering public funds, deception, and cunning, and "cunning and deception are in the Fire." However, if the matter is merely a possibility and an expectation, then he may dispose of his land as he wishes.
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