67. Chapter
٦٧۔ كِتَابُ الدَّعْوَى وَالْبَيِّنَاتِ
On the Authority of his father: A man from Hadramawt and a man of Kindah came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Al-Hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, this (man) took away forcibly from me the land which belongs to my father. Al-Kindi said: It is my land in my possession, and I cultivate it, he has no right to it. The Prophet ﷺ then said to al-Hadrami: Have you any proof ? He said: No. He then said: So for you is his oath. He said: Messenger of Allah, he is liar, he does not care for which he is taking the oath. He does not refrain himself from anything. The Prophet ﷺ said: You will have nothing from him except that. He went to take an oath for him. When he turned his back, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If he takes an oath on the property to take it away by unfair means, he will meet Allah while He is unmindful of him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3245)
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ حَضْرَمَوْتَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنْ كِنْدَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ هَذَا قَدْ غَلَبَنِي عَلَى أَرْضٍ كَانَتْ لِي فَقَالَ الْكِنْدِيُّ هِيَ أَرْضِي فِيُ يَدِي أَزْرَعُهَا لَيْسَ لَهُ فِيهَا حَقٌّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِلْحَضْرَمِيِّ أَلَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَلَكَ يَمِينُهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ فَاجِرٌ لَيْسَ يُبَالِي مَا حَلَفَ عَلَيْهِ لَيْسَ يَتَوَرَّعُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا ذَلِكَ فَانْطَلَقَ لِيَحْلِفَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَا إِنَّهُ إِنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى مَالٍ لِيَأْكُلَهُ ظُلْمًا لَقِيَ اللهَ وَهُوَ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضٌ
[Machine] Two men came to the Prophet ﷺ disputing over a piece of land. One of them said, "It is mine," and the other said, "No, it is mine. I have taken possession of it." The Prophet ﷺ said, "The one in whose hand the land is should swear an oath." When he was about to swear the oath, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, whoever takes an oath regarding the property of a Muslim, he will meet Allah while He is angry with him." The Prophet ﷺ then asked, "Who will give up his right to the land?" The man said, "He will have Paradise."
أَتَى رَجُلَانِ يَخْتَصِمَانِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي أَرْضٍ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا هِيَ لِي وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ هِيَ لِي حُزْتُهَا وَقَبَضْتُهَا فَقَالَ فِيهَا الْيَمِينُ لِلَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْأَرْضُ فَلَمَّا تَفَوَّهَ لِيَحْلِفَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَا إِنَّهُ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى مَالِ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ لَقِيَ اللهَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ قَالَ فَمَنْ تَرَكَهَا؟ قَالَ كَانَ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ
[Machine] That Al-Qays ibn 'Abis Al-Kindi had a dispute with the Messenger of Allah about a man from Hadramawt in a land, so the Messenger of Allah asked the Hadrami for evidence, but he did not have any evidence. So the Messenger of Allah judged against Al-Qays by taking an oath. The Hadrami said, "O Messenger of Allah, did you think that the oath was gone from me, by Allah, I am pleased." The Messenger of Allah said, "Whoever swears a false oath in order to wrongfully take the property of his brother, will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection while Allah is angry with him." A man then said, and the Messenger of Allah recited the verse, "Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths... [Quran 3:77]" until the end of the verse. Imam Al-Qays bin Abis then said, "O Messenger of Allah, what about those who abandon it?" He said, "They have Paradise." Al-Qays said, "I bear witness that I have abandoned it."
أَنَّ امْرَأَ الْقَيْسِ بْنَ عَابِسٍ الْكِنْدِيَّ خَاصَمَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا مِنْ حَضْرَمَوْتَ فِي أَرْضٍ فَسَأَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْحَضْرَمِيَّ الْبَيِّنَةَ فَلَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ بَيِّنَةٌ فَقَضَى عَلَى امْرِئِ الْقَيْسِ بِالْيَمِينِ فَقَالَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ أَمْكَنْتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مِنَ الْيَمِينِ ذَهَبَتْ وَاللهِ أَرْضِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ كَاذِبَةٍ لِيَقْتَطِعَ بِهَا مَالَ أَخِيهِ لَقِيَ اللهَ ﷻ يَوْمَ يَلْقَاهُ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ قَالَ وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ وَتَلَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا} [آل عمران 77] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ امْرُؤُ الْقَيْسِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَمَاذَا لِمَنْ تَرَكَهَا؟ قَالَ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنِّي قَدْ تَرَكْتُهَا