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Whoever is driven by necessity to make use of another person’s property while leaving the property itself intact, its owner is obliged1 to allow that use free of charge.
If someone passes by fruit in an orchard that has neither a wall around it nor a watchman2, he may eat from it—provided he neither climbs a tree3 nor throws stones at it—but he may not carry any of it away.
The same ruling4 applies to broad beans and chickpeas.
Hospitality toward a fellow Muslim is obligatory in villages, though not in large towns: one day and one night are mandatory, and it is recommended5 to extend it to three days.
(1) Manuscript N adds the word lahu.
(2) Manuscript A reads natar (with a plain t), the same in manuscript M.
(3) Manuscript A reads shajar.
(4) Manuscripts M and N read katha.
(5) Manuscript N reads tustahabb.
ومن اضطر إلى نفع مال الغير مع بقاء عينه وجب على ربه بذله١ مجانا.
ومن مر بثمر بستان لا حائط عليه ولا ناظر٢: فله من غير أن يصعد على شجرة٣ أو يرميه بحجر أن يأكل ولا يحمل.
وكذلك٤ الباقلاء والحمص.
وتجب ضيافة المسلم على المسلم في القرى دون الأمصار يوما وليلة ويستحب٥ ثلاثا.
١ في "ن" زيادة: "له".
٢ في "أ" "ناطر" بالطاء المهملة. وكذا في "م".
٣ في "أ" "شجر".
٤ في"م" و "ن" "كذا".
٥ في "ن" و "ن" "تستحب".