Hadith 2357

Disputes and controversies about wells and the settlement of such disputes and controversies.

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Darussalam · Volume 3

42 - THE BOOK OF WATERING

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 110

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رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ 2356, 2357. Narrated 'Abdullāh (bin Mas'ūd): The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever takes a false oath to deprive somebody of his property will meet Allāh while He will be angry with him." Allāh revealed: "Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allāh's Covenant, and their oaths..." (V.3:77) Al-Ash'ath came (to the place where 'Abdullāh was narrating) and said, "What has Abū 'Abdur-Raḥmān (i.e., 'Abdullāh) been telling you? This Verse was revealed concerning me. I had a well in the land of a cousin of mine. The Prophet ﷺ asked me to bring witnesses (to confirm my claim). I said, 'I do not have witnesses.' He said, 'Let the defendant take an oath then.' I said, 'O Allāh's Messenger! He will take a (false) oath immediately.' Then the Prophet ﷺ mentioned the above narration and Allāh revealed the Verse to confirm what he had said." (See Hadīth No.2515, 2516)

Arabic text

٢٣٥٦ - ٢٣٥٧ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ ﵁، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ يَقْتَطِعُ بِهَا مَالَ امْرِئٍ، هُوَ عَلَيْهَا فَاجِرٌ، لَقِيَ اللهَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلا﴾ الْآيَةَ، فَجَاءَ الْأَشْعَثُ فَقَالَ: مَا حَدَّثَكُمْ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ؟ فِيَّ أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ، كَانَتْ لِي بِئْرٌ فِي أَرْضِ ابْنِ عَمٍّ لِي، فَقَالَ لِي: شُهُودَُكَ، قُلْتُ: مَا لِي شُهُودٌ، قَالَ: فَيَمِينُهُ، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِذًا يَحْلِفَ، فَذَكَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ذَلِكَ تَصْدِيقًا لَهُ.»

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(1) (H. 2355) The owner of the well is not responsible if somebody falls and dies in it, if the well is in his land or in uncultivated land belonging to nobody. (This is true concerning mines also.) But if the well is dug on the way of the Muslims or in the land of somebody else without his permission and somebody falls and dies in it, then the person who has dug the well has to pay blood-money. If an animal has untied itself and kills somebody or spoils his property, the owner of the animal is not responsible unless he is present at the time of the accident. (Al-Qastalānī)