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(4). 2996. 'Abdullāh narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever takes a false oath to deprive a Muslim of his property, he will meet Allāh while He is angry with him." So Al-Ash'ath bin Qais said: "By Allāh! This was about me. There was a dispute between myself and a Jewish man who denied my right, and I complained against him to the Prophet ﷺ. So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to me: 'Do you have any proof?' I said: 'No.' So he said to the Jew: 'Take an oath.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh!' If he takes an oath then I will lose my property.' So Allāh, Blessed and Most High, revealed: Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allāh's covenant and their
oaths... until the end of the Āyah.[1] (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ. There is something on this topic from Ibn Abī Awfā.
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Commentary
This Ḥadīth proves that if the plaintiff does not bring witnesses to prove his claim, the decision will then be made by relying on the defendant's oath; irrespective of whether his oath is true or false.
