Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 3244
One Who Swears An Oath In Order To Usurp The Wealth Of Another
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي كُرْدُوسٌ، عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنْ كِنْدَةَ وَرَجُلاً مِنْ حَضْرَمَوْتَ اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي أَرْضٍ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَرْضِي اغْتَصَبَنِيهَا أَبُو هَذَا وَهِيَ فِي يَدِهِ . قَالَ " هَلْ لَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ " . قَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنْ أُحَلِّفُهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا أَرْضِي اغْتَصَبَنِيهَا أَبُوهُ فَتَهَيَّأَ الْكِنْدِيُّ لِلْيَمِينِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم "لاَ يَقْتَطِعُ أَحَدٌ مَالاً بِيَمِينٍ إِلاَّ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ أَجْذَمُ " . فَقَالَ الْكِنْدِيُّ هِيَ أَرْضُهُ .
Translation
Narrated Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays
A man from Kindah and a man from Hadramawt brought their dispute to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) concerning a piece of land in Yemen. The Hadrami said, "O Messenger of Allah, this man has usurped my land, and it is in his possession."
He (the Prophet) asked, "Do you have any evidence?"
He replied, "No, but I will make him swear by Allah—he knows well that it is my land which his father usurped from me."
The Kindi prepared himself to take the oath.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "No one wrongfully cuts off a property by means of an oath except that he will meet Allah while He is displeased with him."
Thereupon the Kindi said, "It is his land."