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Sunan Abu DawudOaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur)

Sunan Abu Dawud 3244

Chapter: One Who Swears An Oath In Order To Usurp The Wealth Of Another

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3244

Narrator:Al-ash‘ath ibn Qays

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 صلى الله عليه وسلم 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 صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

لاَ يَقْتَطِعُ أَحَدٌ مَالاً بِيَمِينٍ إِلاَّ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ أَجْذَمُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الْكِنْدِيُّ هِيَ أَرْضُهُ ‏.‏

Narrated Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays:

A man of Kindah and a man of Hadramawt 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.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3244) and Ahmad (No. 20847).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ كِنْدَة ) : بِكَسْرٍ فَسُكُون أَبُو قَبِيلَة مِنْ الْيَمَن ( مِنْ حَضْرَمَوْت ) : بِسُكُونِ الضَّاد وَالْوَاو بَيْن فَتَحَات وَهُوَ مَوْضِع مِنْ أَقْصَى الْيَمَن ( فَقَالَ الْحَضْرَمِيّ ) : أَيْ الرَّجُل الْمَنْسُوب إِلَى حَضْرَمَوْت ( اِغْتَصَبَنِيهَا أَبُو هَذَا ) : قَالَ الْقَارِي : وَفِي نُسْخَة مِنْ الْمِشْكَاة اِغْتَصَبَهَا أَبُوهُ ( وَهِيَ ) : أَيْ أَرْضِي ( فِي يَده ) : أَيْ تَحْت تَصَرُّفه الْآن ( قَالَ ) : رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( قَالَ لَا ) : أَيْ الْحَضْرَمِيّ ( وَلَكِنْ أُحَلِّفهُ ) : بِتَشْدِيدِ اللَّام ( وَاَللَّه مَا يَعْلَم ) : قَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ : هُوَ اللَّفْظ الْمَحْلُوف بِهِ أَيْ أُحَلِّفهُ بِهَذَا , وَالْوَجْه أَنْ تَكُون الْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 3244
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 3244
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3244

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He told that a man of Kinda and a man of Hadramaut brought a dispute before God’s Messenger about land in the Yemen. The Hadrami said, “Messenger of God, this man’s father took my land forcibly from me, and it is in his hands.” He asked him if he had any proof, and he replied, “No, but I shall…

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  • الأحاديث المختارة (1365)لا يَقْتَطِعُ عَبْدٌ أَوْ رَجُلٌ بِيَمِينِهِ مَالا إِلا لَقِيَ اللَّه يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُوَ أَجْذَمُ
  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1881)لَا يَقْتَطِعُ أَحَدٌ مَالا بِيَمِينٍ إِلا لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ أَجْذَمُ ، فَقَالَ الْكِنْدِيُّ : هِيَ أَرْضُهُ فَرَدَّهَا الْكِنْدِيُّ

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