1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Al-Rayyan ibn al-Salt or a man from Rayyan from Yunus from the virtuous servant (of Allah) who has said the following: “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘The earth belongs to Allah who has made it an endowment for His servants. Whoever keeps a land out of use for three consecutive years without good reason, loses its ownership and it will be given to others, and one who does not demand his right for ten years, then his right ceases to exist.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Isma’il ibn Marrar from Yunus from a man who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If you take a land from someone who does not demand it back for three years he loses the right to demand it thereafter.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.