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Sunan Abi Dawud 3622 (Book 25, Hadith 52) #23912
Dispute Over Land in Yemen

SUMMARY: This hadith is about two men who came to the Prophet with a dispute over land in Yemen. The Hadrami man did not have any proof of ownership, but asked the Kindi man to swear an oath.

Al-Ash’ath b. Qais said: A men from Kindah and a men from Hadhramaut came to the Holy Prophetwith their dispute about a land in the Yemen. The Hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, the this (man)had usurped land belonging to me, and it is his possession. He asked: Have you any proof ?He replied:No, but I can have him swear on oath. Allah knows that it is my land, and father seized it from me. The Kindi was prepared to take oath. He then narrated the rest of the tradition.
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 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 يَعْنِي لِلْيَمِينِ ‏.‏ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ

TOPICS
oath  *  dispute  *  land  *  yemen  *  yameen  *  nizaam  *  ardh  *  alyaman

QUICK LESSONS:
Try our best to settle disputes peacefully and without resorting to violence or taking advantage of someone else's misfortune; Be honest when taking an oath as Allah will judge us based on our truthfulness

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about two men who came to the Prophet with a dispute over land in Yemen. The Hadrami man did not have any proof of ownership, but asked the Kindi man to swear an oath. The Prophet then told them that if they could not find any other way of settling their dispute, then they should take an oath and Allah would decide who was right and wrong based on truthfulness. This hadith teaches us that we should always try our best to settle disputes peacefully and without resorting to violence or taking advantage of someone else's misfortune. We should also be honest when taking an oath as Allah will judge us based on our truthfulness.

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