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Umdat al-Ahkam (al-Maqdisi) 369عمدة الأحكام 369
عن الأشعث بن قيس - رضي الله عنه - قال: «كان بيني وبين رجل خصومة في بئر فاختصمنا إلى رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم -، فقال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم -: شاهداك أو يمينه، قلت: إذا يحلف ولا يبالي. فقال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم -: من حلف على يمين صبر يقتطع بها مال امرئ مسلم، هو فيها فاجر، لقي الله عز وجل وهو عليه غضبان».
It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah (b. Umar) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: He who perjured with a view to appropriating the property of a Muslim, and he is in fact a liar and would meet Allah in a state that He would be angry with him. He (the narrator) said: There came Ash'ath b. Qais and said (to the people): What does Abu Abdur-Rahman (the Kunya of Abdullah b. Umar) narrate to you? They replied: So and so. Upon this he remarked: Abu Abdur-Rahman told the truth. This (command) has been revealed in my case. There was a piece of land in Yemen over which I and another person had a claim. I brought the dispute with him to the Messenger of Allah (to decide) He (the Holy Prophet) said: Can you produce an evidence (in your support)? I said: No. He (the Holy Prophet) observed: (Then the decision would be made) on his oath. I said: He would readily take an oath. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) remarked: He who perjured for appropriating the wealth of a Muslim, whereas he is a liar, would meet Allah while He would be angry with him. This verse was then revealed:" Verily those who barter Allah's covenant and their oaths at a small price..." (iii 77).
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Its text is in Sahih Muslim
Chain of narrators
الأشعث بن قيس بن معدي
Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays ibn Ma'di