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Punishment of unjust land grab

bukhari:2453 – Abū Maʿmar > ʿAbd al-Wārith > Ḥusayn > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Salamah > ʿĀʾishah

There was a dispute between him and some people, so he mentioned it to Aishah. She said: O Abū Salamah, avoid ˹taking anything of the˺ land, for the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever wrongfully takes even a handspan of land will be encircled with it with the seven earths."

البخاري:٢٤٥٣ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أُنَاسٍ خُصُومَةٌ. فَذَكَرَ لِعَائِشَةَ ؓ, فَقَالَتْ: يَا أَبَا سَلَمَةَ اجْتَنِبِ الأَرْضَ, فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ: «مَنْ ظَلَمَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ».

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bukhari:3195 – ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > Ibn ʿUlayyah > ʿAlī b. al-Mubārak > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm b. al-Ḥārith

from Abu Salama bin ʿAbdur-Rahman who had a dispute with some people on a piece of land, and so he went to ʿAisha and told her about it. She said, "O Abu Salama, avoid the land, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever takes even a hand span of land unjustly, seven earths will be put round him ˹as punishmnet

البخاري:٣١٩٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ كَانَتْ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أُنَاسٍ خُصُومَةٌ فِي أَرْضٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَذَكَرَ لَهَا ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ

يَا أَبَا سَلَمَةَ اجْتَنِبِ الأَرْضَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ ظَلَمَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ

muslim:1612a – Aḥmad b. Ibrāhīm al-Dawraqī > ʿAbd al-Ṣamad / Ibn ʿAbd al-Wārith > Ḥarb / Ibn Shaddād > Yaḥyá Wahū Ibn Abū Kathīr > Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Salamah

Abu Salama, abstain from getting this land, for Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who usurps even a span of land would be made to wear around his neck seven earths.

مسلم:١٦١٢a – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ شَدَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَهُ

وَكَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِهِ خُصُومَةٌ فِي أَرْضٍ وَأَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَا سَلَمَةَ اجْتَنِبِ الأَرْضَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ ظَلَمَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ

ahmad:26224 – Yūnus > Abān > Yaḥyá > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman

[Machine] He entered upon Aisha while he was arguing in a house, so Aisha said, "O Abu Salamah, stay away from the earth, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever wrongs even a hand-span of land, it will be wrapped around his neck on the Day of Resurrection from seven earths.'

أحمد:٢٦٢٢٤ – حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ

أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ وَهُوَ يُخَاصِمُ فِي دَارٍ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا أَبَا سَلَمَةَ اجْتَنِبِ الْأَرْضَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ ظَلَمَ شِبْرًا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ طُوِّقَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ

ahmad:26143 – ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > Ḥarb > Yaḥyá > Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Salamah

Abu Salama, abstain from getting this land, for Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who usurps even a span of land would be made to wear around his neck seven earths. (Using translation from Muslim 1612a)

أحمد:٢٦١٤٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَهُ

وَكَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِهِ خُصُومَةٌ فِي أَرْضٍ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَا سَلَمَةَاجْتَنِبِ الْأَرْضَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ ظَلَمَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ

ahmad:24353 – Yūnus > Abān > Yaḥyá > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman

[Machine] "He entered upon Aisha while he was arguing in a land, so Aisha said: O Abu Salamah, stay away from the land, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever wrongfully confines even a handsbreadth of the land, a collar of it will be put around his neck on the Day of Resurrection from seven earths."

أحمد:٢٤٣٥٣ – حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ

أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ وَهُوَ يُخَاصِمُ فِي أَرْضٍ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا أَبَا سَلَمَةَ اجْتَنِبِ الْأَرْضَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ ظَلَمَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ طُوِّقَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ

ahmad:24504 – ʿAbd al-Ṣamad from my father > Ḥusayn > Yaḥyá > Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm > Abū Salamah

from Abu Salama bin ʿAbdur-Rahman who had a dispute with some people on a piece of land, and so he went to ʿAisha and told her about it. She said, "O Abu Salama, avoid the land, for Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Any person who takes even a span of land unjustly, his neck shall be encircled with it down seven earths.' " (Using translation from Bukhārī 3195)

أحمد:٢٤٥٠٤ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ قَالَ وَقَالَ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَهُ

وَكَانَتْ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أُنَاسٍ خُصُومَةٌ فِي أَرْضٍ وَأَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَا سَلَمَةَ اجْتَنِبِ الْأَرْضَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ ظَلَمَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ