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One Who SwearsAn Oath In Order To UsurpThe Wealth Of Another

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Darussalam · Volume 4

21. THE BOOK OFOATHS AND VOWS

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الحديث: 3244 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 221

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3244. It was narrated from Kurdūs, from Al-Ash'ath bin Qais, that a man from Kindah and a man from Ĥādrāmwāt referred a dispute to the Prophet ﷺ concerning some land in Yemen. The Ĥādrāmī man said: "O Messenger of Allāh, my land was usurped by the father of this man, and (now) it is in his possession." He said: "Do you have any proof?" He said: "No, but make him swear an oath by Allāh that he did not know it was my land usurped by his father.” The Kindī man prepared to swear an oath, but the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “No one usurps property by means of swearing, but he will be mutilated[1] when he meets Allāh.” The Kindī man said: “It is his land.” (Hasan)

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3244 - حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي كُرْدُوسٌ، عَنِ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ كِنْدَةَ، وَرَجُلًا مِنْ حَضْرَمَوْتَ اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَرْضٍ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ، فَقَالَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ أَرْضِي اغْتَصَبَنِيهَا أَبُو هَذَا، وَهِيَ فِي يَدِهِ، قَالَ: «هَلْ لَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ؟» قَالَ: لَا، وَلَكِنْ أُحَلِّفُهُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا أَرْضِي اغْتَصَبَنِيهَا أَبُوهُ، فَتَهَيَّأَ الْكِنْدِيُّ لِلْيَمِينِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يَقْتَطِعُ أَحَدٌ مَالًا بِيَمِينٍ، إِلَّا لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ أَجْذَمُ» فَقَالَ الْكِنْدِيُّ: هِيَ أَرْضُهُ

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  1. 1

    [1] That is Al-Ash'ath bin Qais, and that he narrated this part to Shāqīq.

  2. 2

    [2] Āl 'Imrān 3:77.