Is fish caught in a pool not prepared for fishing owned by the landowner?
Chapter on Selling the Musarrah (Animal with milk retained in udder)
Al-Mughni
Book of Sales
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If a pool is not specifically prepared for fishing, the fish found within it are not owned by the landowner because the pool was not prepared for that specific purpose. This situation is analogous to game found or fish residing in one's land without specific preparation for harvesting them.