Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2996
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ هُوَ فِيهَا فَاجِرٌ لِيَقْتَطِعَ بِهَا مَالَ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ " . فَقَالَ الأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ فِيَّ وَاللَّهِ كَانَ ذَلِكَ كَانَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ أَرْضٌ فَجَحَدَنِي فَقَدَّمْتُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَلَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ " . فَقُلْتُ لاَ . فَقَالَ لِلْيَهُودِيِّ " احْلِفْ " . فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذًا يَحْلِفَ فَيَذْهَبَ بِمَالِي فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى: ( إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً ) إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Abd Allah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever knowingly swears a false oath to seize a Muslim’s property will meet Allah while He is angry with him.’ Al-Ash‘ath ibn Qays said, ‘By Allah, this happened to me. There was a piece of land disputed between me and a Jewish man, who denied my claim. I brought the case to the Prophet, and the Messenger of Allah asked me, “Do you have proof?” I said, “No.” He said to the Jewish man, “Swear an oath.” I said, “Messenger of Allah, if he swears, he will take my property.” Then Allah revealed, “Those who sell Allah’s covenant and their oaths for a small price…” to the end of the verse (Qur’an 3:77).’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih. A report from Ibn Abi Awfa is also cited on this topic.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The hadith warns against a knowingly false oath made to take another person’s property; the narrative describes the evidentiary oath sought in a property dispute.