Usurpation

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who usurps the property of a believer without having right to it, Allah continues to abandon him, despising all the good and righteous deeds that he performs, not recording them among his good deeds until and unless he repents and returns the property that he seized to its rightful owner.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who usurps someones land wrongfully will meet Allah [on the Day of Resurrection] wrathful towards him.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘It is not permissible for a Muslim to seize the property of his fellow brother without right to it, and that is because Allah, Mighty and Exalted, has forbidden the property of a Muslim to another Muslim.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘One usurped stone in a house is a guarantee for its ruin.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked about one who has taken land without right to it and built upon it, to which he replied, ‘The building is to be destroyed and the land returned to its rightful owner. The entire lineage of a wrongdoer holds no right.

Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, ‘It is not permissible for anyone to use the property of another without his permission.