Who owns the produce grown from usurped seeds or grains?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Usurpation

Book 22 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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Primary text

If someone usurps grain and plants it, resulting in a crop, or usurps seeds and intention transforms them into trees, the resulting growth belongs to the original owner of the usurped item. This is because the growth is an increase (*nama'*) of the original property, analogous to previously established rulings.

Supporting text

It is possible to derive that the usurper gains ownership of the growth, based on a reported opinion mentioned in a preceding section.