Hadith on Judgments (Ahkaam): If Somebody On The Demand Of A Judge Takes An Oath To Grab (A Muslim'S) Property And He Is Liar In It, He Will Meet Allah Who Will Be Angry With Him

Sahih al-Bukhari 7183, 7184 (Book 93, Hadith 46) #6901

The Consequences of False Oaths

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that Allah will be angry with those who take false oaths to gain something from another person.

Narrated 'Abdullah: The Prophet ﷺ said, "If somebody on the demand of a judge takes an oath to grab (a Muslim's) property and he is liar in it, he will meet Allah Who will be angry with him". So Allah revealed,:-- 'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths'. (3:77) 'Al- Ashath came while 'Abdullah was narrating (this) to the people. Al-Ashath said, "This verse was revealed regarding me and another man with whom I had a quarrel about a well. The Prophet ﷺ said (to me), "Do you have any evidence?' I replied, 'No'. He said, 'Let your opponent take an oath'. I said: I am sure he would take a (false) oath". Thereupon it was revealed: 'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant'. (3:77) .

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، وَالأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ‏"‏ لاَ يَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينِ صَبْرٍ، يَقْتَطِعُ مَالاً وَهْوَ فِيهَا فَاجِرٌ، إِلاَّ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهْوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ‏{‏إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ‏}‏ الآيَةَ‏.‏ فَجَاءَ الأَشْعَثُ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ فَقَالَ فِيَّ نَزَلَتْ وَفِي رَجُلٍ خَاصَمْتُهُ فِي بِئْرٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ‏"‏ أَلَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلْيَحْلِفْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ إِذًا يَحْلِفُ‏.‏ فَنَزَلَتْ ‏{‏إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ‏}‏ الآيَةَ‏.‏

TOPICS
oath * false * gain * anger

QUICK LESSONS:

Always strive to tell truth even if it means losing out on something because lying can lead to serious consequences both in this world and hereafter.

EXPLANATIONS:

This hadith explains the consequences of taking a false oath in order to gain something from another person. It is narrated by Abdullah and it is mentioned in the Quran verse 3:77 . In this hadith, Al-Ashath was involved in a dispute with someone else about a well and he did not have any evidence to prove his claim. The Prophet then asked him if he could take an oath and Al-Ashath knew that his opponent would take a false oath so Allah revealed the verse 3:77 which states that those who purchase small gains at the cost of Allah's covenant will face His anger. This hadith teaches us that we should never lie or make false promises as it goes against Allah's covenant and He will be angry with us for doing so. We should always strive to tell the truth even if it means losing out on something because lying can lead to serious consequences both in this world and hereafter.

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