Hadith #6
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ لِيَقْتَطِعَ بِهَا مَالَ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ فَقَالَ الْأَشْعَثُ فِيَّ وَاللَّهِ كَانَ ذَاكَ
كَانَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ الْيَهُودِ أَرْضٌ فَجَحَدَنِي فَقَدَّمْتُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ قُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ لِلْيَهُودِيِّ احْلِفْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَنْ يَحْلِفَ فَيَذْهَبَ مَالِي فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا } إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ
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English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via Abu Mu'awiya, from al-A'mash, from Shaqiq — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever swears an oath to seize the property of a Muslim unjustly will meet Allah (عز وجل) while He is angry with him.' Al-Ash'ath said: 'By Allah, that [hadith] is about me! There was a dispute between me and a man from the Jews over a piece of land. He denied [my right], so I brought him to the Prophet ﷺ. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: Do you have a witness? I said: No. He said to the Jew: Swear an oath. I said: O Messenger of Allah, then he will swear and take my property! So Allah (عز وجل) revealed: Indeed those who exchange the covenant of Allah and their oaths for a small price...' [3:77] to the end of the verse.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 6
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3844
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40234