مَنْ أَخَذَ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ شَيْئًا بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ، خُسِفَ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَى سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ
Translation: Whoever takes any land without right is warned of being made to sink down through seven earths on the Day of Resurrection.
Source: البخاري
مَنْ أَخَذَ means “whoever takes”: مَنْ introduces the condition and أَخَذَ is a past-tense verb. بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ means “without a rightful claim.” The passive expression خُسِفَ بِهِ conveys a severe consequence.
Even a small piece of someone else’s land matters. Property rights may involve ownership, boundaries, access, or other legitimate claims. The ethical principle is that a person must not seize what rightfully belongs to another.