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Sunan Abi Dawud 3244 (Book 22, Hadith 3) #23534
Taking an Oath to Usurp Property

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) warned against taking an oath to usurp someone else's property.

Narrated Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays: A man of Kindah and a man of Hadhramaut brought their dispute to the Prophet ﷺ about a land in the Yemen. Al-Hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, the father of this (man) usurped my land and it is in his possession. The Prophet asked: Have you any evidence? Al-Hadrami replied: No, but I make him swear (that he should say) that he does not know that it is my land which his father usurped from me. Al-Kindi became ready to take the oath. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If anyone usurps the property by taking an oath, he will meet Allah while his hand is mutilated. Al-Kindi then said: It is his land.
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي كُرْدُوسٌ، عَنِ الأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنْ كِنْدَةَ وَرَجُلاً مِنْ حَضْرَمَوْتَ اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي أَرْضٍ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَرْضِي اغْتَصَبَنِيهَا أَبُو هَذَا وَهِيَ فِي يَدِهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ لَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنْ أُحَلِّفُهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا أَرْضِي اغْتَصَبَنِيهَا أَبُوهُ فَتَهَيَّأَ الْكِنْدِيُّ لِلْيَمِينِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ لاَ يَقْتَطِعُ أَحَدٌ مَالاً بِيَمِينٍ إِلاَّ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ أَجْذَمُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الْكِنْدِيُّ هِيَ أَرْضُهُ
TOPICS
oath  *  usurp  *  property  *  warning  *  yamin  *  istibdad  *  mal  *  tahdid

QUICK LESSONS:
Do not take false or unjustified oaths
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of not taking an oath to usurp someone else's property. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ warned that if anyone takes such an oath they will be punished by Allah on the Day of Judgment. In this hadith a man from Kindah and a man from Hadhramaut brought their dispute about a land in Yemen to the Prophet ﷺ. The Hadrami asked for evidence but when none was provided he asked the Kindi to take an oath that he did not know it was his land which his father had taken from him. However, the Prophet ﷺ warned against this and said that if anyone takes such an oath they will meet Allah with their hand mutilated as punishment for their sin. This teaches us that we should never take any kind of false or unjustified oaths as it is considered a major sin in Islam and can lead us into serious trouble with Allah on the Day of Judgment.

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