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title: "Sunan Ibn Majah — Chapter 17: The Chapters on Pre-emption"
description: "Chapter 17 of Sunan Ibn Majah, containing 11 hadiths in Arabic and English with full references."
last_updated: "2026-06-19"
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# Sunan Ibn Majah — Chapter 17: The Chapters on Pre-emption

> Chapter 17 of [Sunan Ibn Majah](https://randomhadith.com/pages/books/sunan-ibn-majah.md), containing 11 hadiths in Arabic and English with full references.

*كتاب الشفعة*

## Hadiths

### Sunan Ibn Majah 2492

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever has a date-palm tree or land, should not sell it until he has offered it to his partner.' ”

"‏ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ نَخْلٌ أَوْ أَرْضٌ فَلاَ يَبِيعُهَا حَتَّى يَعْرِضَهَا عَلَى شَرِيكِهِ ‏"

*Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 17 — The Chapters on Pre-emption, Hadith 2492.*

### Sunan Ibn Majah 2493

“Whoever has land and wants to sell it, let him offer it to his neighbor.”

"‏ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَأَرَادَ بَيْعَهَا فَلْيَعْرِضْهَا عَلَى جَارِهِ ‏"

*Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 17 — The Chapters on Pre-emption, Hadith 2493.*

### Sunan Ibn Majah 2494

“The neighbor has more right to preemption of his neighbor, so let him wait for him even if he is absent, if they share a path.”

"‏ الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَةِ جَارِهِ يَنْتَظِرُ بِهَا إِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا ‏"

*Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 17 — The Chapters on Pre-emption, Hadith 2494.*

### Sunan Ibn Majah 2495

“The neighbor has more right to property that is near.”

"‏ الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ ‏"

*Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 17 — The Chapters on Pre-emption, Hadith 2495.*

### Sunan Ibn Majah 2496

“I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, (what do you think of) land owned by only one person but this land has neighbors?' He said: 'The neighbor has more right to property that is near.' ”

"‏ الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ ‏"

*Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 17 — The Chapters on Pre-emption, Hadith 2496.*

### Sunan Ibn Majah 2497

the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled concerning preemption of land that has not been divided; if the boundaries have been set then there is no preemption.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَأَبِي، سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضي الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَضَى بِالشُّفْعَةِ فِيمَا لَمْ يُقْسَمْ فَإِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْحُدُودُ فَلاَ شُفْعَةَ ‏.‏

*Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 17 — The Chapters on Pre-emption, Hadith 2497.*

### Sunan Ibn Majah 2497

Another chain narrates a hadith similar to the previous one.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الطِّهْرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَأَبِي، سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَاصِمٍ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ مُرْسَلٌ وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ مُتَّصِلٌ ‏.‏

*Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 17 — The Chapters on Pre-emption, Hadith 2497.*

### Sunan Ibn Majah 2498

“The partner has more right to what is near him, so long as he is still a partner.”

"‏ الشَّرِيكُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ مَا كَانَ ‏"

*Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 17 — The Chapters on Pre-emption, Hadith 2498.*

### Sunan Ibn Majah 2499

the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled that preemption takes effect in all cases where land has not been divided. But if the boundaries have been set and the roads laid out, then there is no preemption.”

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ إِنَّمَا جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الشُّفْعَةَ فِي كُلِّ مَا لَمْ يُقْسَمْ فَإِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْحُدُودُ وَصُرِّفَتِ الطُّرُقُ فَلاَ شُفْعَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

*Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 17 — The Chapters on Pre-emption, Hadith 2499.*

### Sunan Ibn Majah 2500

“Preemption is like undoing the `Iqal.”

"‏ الشُّفْعَةُ كَحَلِّ الْعِقَالِ ‏"

*Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 17 — The Chapters on Pre-emption, Hadith 2500.*

### Sunan Ibn Majah 2501

“There is no preemption for a partner when his co-partner has beaten him to it (in another deal before), not for a minor nor one who is absent.”

"‏ لاَ شُفْعَةَ لِشَرِيكٍ عَلَى شَرِيكٍ إِذَا سَبَقَهُ بِالشِّرَاءِ وَلاَ لِصَغِيرٍ وَلاَ لِغَائِبٍ ‏"

*Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 17 — The Chapters on Pre-emption, Hadith 2501.*

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