Who has the right to a newly opened (Mawat) mineral deposit?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Reviving Dead Land

Book 26 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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The person who first reaches an apparent or subterranean mineral deposit (mawat) has the priority right to what is extracted from it. This is based on the Prophet's saying: Whoever precedes a Muslim to something not previously taken, it belongs to him.