Sahih Muslim Hadith 355 – Warning Of The t) – co )

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[355] 220 – (138) It was narrated from Abü Wâ'il, from 'Abdullâh that the Messenger of Allah () said: "Whoever is demanded to, and swears a false oath, unlawfully taking the property of another Muslim, he will meet Allah while He is angry with him." He (Abü Wâ'il) said: "Al-Ash'ath bin Qais came in and said: 'What did Abü 'Abdur- Rahmân narrate to you?' They said: 'such-and-such.' He said: 'Abfl 'Abdur-Rahmân spoke the truth. It was revealed concerning me. There was a dispute between myself and another man concerning some land in Yemen, and I referred the dispute to the Prophet (). He said: "Do you have any proof?" I said: "No." He said: "Then (the matter will be decided on the basis of) his oath." I said: "He will readily swear an oath." The Messenger of Allah () said to me: "Whoever swears a false oath when demanded, in order to unlawfully take the property of another Muslim, he will meet Allah while He is angry with him." Then the following was revealed: "Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths, they shall have no portion in the Hereafter (Paradise). The Book Of Faith Neither will Allah speak to them nor look at them on the Day of Resurrection nor will He purify them, and they shall have a painful torment." [1]