খিলাফত প্রতিষ্ঠিত নাই এমন অবস্থায় যদি কেউ তার জমি ৩ বছরেরও বেশি সময় অবহেলা করে ফেলে রাখে তবে এই ব্যক্তির কী হবে? খিলাফত প্রতিষ্ঠিত থাকলে এইরকম জমি কি বাজেয়াপ্ত করে ফেলতো?

If someone neglected his land for more than 3 years, but there is no Imam, who can confiscate such land, what happens to this person?

There are Sharee’ah rules which the state implements like the hudood such as cutting the hand of the thief and Sharee’ah rules which individuals can undertake such as Salah.

As for the first; if an individual committed such a thing while no state existed that can implement the hadd on him, then his duty is to seek forgiveness from Allah and make tawbah in the manner Islam has shown. In the same way the one who neglected his land for more than three years and it cannot be confiscated by the Islamic state because it does not exist then he must seek forgiveness form his Lord and make tawbah for neglecting the land and then quickly start using the land because this is Fard on him. If he neglects it then he is sinful and the state will take it from him if it exists. If the state does not exist then he must seek forgiveness from his Lord and make Tawbah and quickly make use of the land. However, the land will remain under his ownership and he can dispense with it like any other property. However he will be sinful for not using the land.