Who owns the yield from a mine worked without the owner's permission?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Reviving Dead Land

Book 26 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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The yield from a mine worked by another without the permission of its owner belongs entirely to the mine owner. The usurper performing the labor is entitled to no wage because the labor was performed on the property of another without authorization, analogous to someone harvesting another's crop without permission.