Hadith 3

Sunan Ibn Majah

Book 17: The Chapters on Pre-emption Da'if

Chapter 2

Preemption By Virtue Of Being Neighbors

باب الشُّفْعَةِ بِالْجِوَارِ

Da'if
Sunan Ibn Majah 2494
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَةِ جَارِهِ يَنْتَظِرُ بِهَا إِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا ‏"
It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“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.”