Does the ruling concerning someone who finds Pharaonic antiquities under his house—while he is one of the inheritors of the house—necessitate the division of their value among all heirs according to their shares, or is that not a condition?
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If a "rikaz" (buried treasure) is found in privately owned land, it belongs to the landowner according to the majority of jurists, while some say it belongs to the finder. Therefore, the artifacts found in the land belong to the heirs of the land, because they are its owners, and each heir owns their legal share of it, taking into consideration the ruling on possessing or selling them if they are idols or objects with a soul.
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