Sahih al-Bukhari 2666, 2667

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Muhammad narrated to us: Abu Muʿawiya informed us, from al-Aʿmash, from Shaqiq, from ʿAbdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever takes a false oath to seize a Muslim’s property will meet Allah while He is angry with him.” Al-Ashʿath ibn Qays said: By Allah, this was about me. There was a piece of land between me and a Jewish man, and he denied my claim. I brought him before the Prophet ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: “Do you have evidence?” I said: “No.” He said to the Jewish man: “Swear an oath.” I said: “Messenger of Allah, then he will swear and take my property.” Then Allah Most High revealed: “Indeed, those who exchange Allah’s covenant and their oaths for a small price…” to the end of the verse.