Sunan Ibn Majah Book 17, Hadith 4
“The neighbor has more right to property that is near.”
“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.”
“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.' ”