The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever takes a false oath to deprive somebody of his property will meet Allah while He will be angry with him." Allah revealed: 'Verily those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's covenant, and their oaths.' ........(3.77) Al-Ashath came (to the place where ʿAbdullah was narrating) and said, "What has Abu ʿAbdur- Rahman (i.e. ʿAbdullah) been telling you? This verse was revealed concerning me. I had a well in the land of a cousin of mine. The Prophet ﷺ asked me to bring witnesses (to confirm my claim). I said, 'I don't have witnesses.' He said, 'Let the defendant take an oath then.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! He will take a (false) oath immediately.' Then the Prophet ﷺ mentioned the above narration and Allah revealed the verse to confirm what he had said." (See Hadith No. 692)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ يَقْتَطِعُ بِهَا مَالَ امْرِئٍ هُوَ عَلَيْهَا فَاجِرٌ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهْوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً} الآيَةَ فَجَاءَ الأَشْعَثُ فَقَالَ مَا حَدَّثَكُمْ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فِيَّ أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ كَانَتْ لِي بِئْرٌ فِي أَرْضِ ابْنِ عَمٍّ لِي فَقَالَ لِي شُهُودَكَ قُلْتُ مَا لِي شُهُودٌ قَالَ فَيَمِينَهُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذًا يَحْلِفَ فَذَكَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ تَصْدِيقًا لَهُ  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever takes a false oath in order to grab another man's (or his brother's) property, then Allah will be angry with him when he will meet him." Then Allah confirmed this by revealing the Divine Verse: "Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths . . . Will get painful punishment." (3.77) Al-Ash'ath met me and asked, "What did ʿAbdullah tell you today?" I said, "So and so." He said, "The Verse was revealed regarding my case."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ كَاذِبًا لِيَقْتَطِعَ مَالَ رَجُلٍ أَوْ قَالَ أَخِيهِ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهْوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَصْدِيقَ ذَلِكَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً} الآيَةَ فَلَقِيَنِي الأَشْعَثُ فَقَالَ مَا حَدَّثَكُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الْيَوْمَ قُلْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ فِيَّ أُنْزِلَتْ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "Whoever swears a false oath in order to wrongfully take someone's property, or accuses his brother, will meet Allah while He is angry with him. The confirmation of this is revealed in the Quran, 'Indeed, those who exchange the covenant of Allah and their [own] oaths for a small price - for them is no share in the Hereafter' (3:77) until 'a painful punishment' (3:77). Al-Ash'ath then met me and asked, 'What did Abdullah tell you today?' I said to him, 'He mentioned such and such.' Al-Ash'ath said, 'Indeed, it has been revealed about me.'"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ كَاذِبًا لِيَقْتَطِعَ بِهَا مَالَ رَجُلٍ أَوْ قَالَ أَخِيهِ لَقِيَ اللهَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ وَأُنْزِلَ تَصْدِيقُ ذَلِكَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُولَئِكَ لَا خَلَاقَ لَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ} [آل عمران 77] إِلَى {عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ} [آل عمران 77] قَالَ فَلَقِيَنِي الْأَشْعَثُ فَقَالَ مَا حَدَّثَكُمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ الْيَوْمَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ فِيَّ أُنْزِلَتْ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever swears an oath on a matter in which he is lying, in order to unlawfully take someone's property, then he has met Allah while He is angry with him." The confirmation of this was revealed in the Qur'an in the verse {Indeed, those who exchange the covenant of Allah}. Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays passed by them while they were discussing this hadith in the mosque and he asked, "What does Ibn Umm 'Abd say?" They informed him, so he said, "He spoke the truth, indeed this verse was revealed concerning me and my companion in a well that I claimed and none of us had any proof, so he swore an oath on it. The Prophet ﷺ mentioned this at that time."  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ هُوَ فِيهَا فَاجِرٌ لِيَقْتَطِعَ بِهَا مَالًا لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ» وَنَزَلَ تَصْدِيقُ ذَلِكَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ} الْآيَةَ فَمَرَّ الْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ وَهُمْ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ مَا يَقُولُ ابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ؟ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِيَّ وَفِي صَاحِبِي فِي بِئْرٍ ادَّعَيْتُهَا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَحَدٍ مِنَّا بَيِّنَةٌ فَحَلَفَ عَلَيْهَا فَذَكَرَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَذَا عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ