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2207. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "There are three to whom Allāh will not speak on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He look at them or purify them, and theirs will be a painful torment: A man who has surplus water in the desert but refuses to give any to a wayfarer; a man who sells a product to a man after Asr and swears by Allāh that he bought it for such and such amount, and he believes him, when that is not the case; and a man who swears allegiance to a ruler, and only does so for worldly gains, so if he gives him some of (these worldly benefits) he fulfills his oath of allegiance, and if he is not given anything, he does not uphold his oath of allegiance." (Sahih)
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'Neither speaking to nor looking at' means the talk of mercy and the look of kindness; otherwise Allāh will judge every action, good and bad; and nothing can be hidden before Him.
'Not to purify' means not to forgive sins.
Giving water to the thirsty is a deed of great reward. Particularly, giving drinking water to the people at a place where it is not available easily is a source of high reward.
A water spring in the desert is a grace of Allāh ﷺ. Occupying that spring water illegally and not letting the needy drink from it is mean spirited.
Bearing false oath is a sin. Swearing a false oath after Asr prayer is an even worse sin; and such a grave sin is committed just for the assumed benefit of
a small amount of money!!! Because there is no certainty that the customer will definitely buy something with the impression of his false oath. A false oath for this type of objective is an extremely indecent act; therefore, its punishment is severe too.
