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Two Men Who Claim Something But Have No Proof

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Darussalam · Volume 4

23. THE BOOKOF JUDGMENTS

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الحديث: 3616 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 311

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3616. It was narrated from Abū Rāfi', from Abū Hurairah that two men referred a dispute concerning some property to the Prophet ﷺ, but neither of them had any proof. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Draw lots to decide who will swear an oath and it will be as it is,[2] regardless of the outcome and whether they like that or not." (Saḥīḥ)

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3616 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ خِلَاسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَصَمَا فِي مَتَاعٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اسْتَهِمَا عَلَى الْيَمِينِ مَا كَانَ أَحَبَّا ذَلِكَ أَوْ كَرِهَا»

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  1. 1

    [1] Meaning, Sa'eed bin Abi 'Arūbah (Tuhfat Al-Ashrāf no. 9088; 6:452)

  2. 2

    [2] Meaning, draw lots to see who takes the oath, and then, the one who swears the oath will take what he claims is his.