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[355] 220 - (138) It wasnarrated from Abû Wâ'il, from'Abdullâh that the Messenger ofAllâh (ﷺ) said: "Whoever isdemanded to, and swears a falseoath, unlawfully taking theproperty of another Muslim, hewill meet Allâh while He is angrywith him." He (Abû Wâ'il) said:"Al-Ash'ath bin Qais came in andsaid: 'What did Abû 'Abdur-Rahmân narrate to you?' Theysaid: 'such-and-such.' He said:'Abû 'Abdur-Rahmân spoke thetruth. It was revealed concerningme. There was a dispute betweenmyself and another manconcerning some land in Yemen,and I referred the dispute to theProphet (ﷺ). He said: "Do youhave any proof?" I said: "No."He said: "Then (the matter willbe decided on the basis of) hisoath." I said: "He will readilyswear an oath." The Messengerof Allâh (ﷺ) said to me:"Whoever swears a false oathwhen demanded, in order tounlawfully take the property ofanother Muslim, he will meetAllâh while He is angry withhim." Then the following wasrevealed: "Verily, those whopurchase a small gain at the costof Allâh's Covenant and theiroaths, they shall have no portionin the Hereafter (Paradise). Neither will Allâh speak to them nor look at them on the Day of Resurrection nor will He purify them, and they shall have a painful torment.”[1]
