Sahih Muslim Hadith 358 – Warning Of The t) – co )

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[358] 223 – (139) It was narrated from 'Alqamah bin Wâ'il that his father said: "A man from Hadramawt and a man from Kindah came to the Prophet . The HadramI said: '0 Messenger of Allah, this man has appropriated some land of mine that belonged to my father.' The KindI said: 'It is my land that is in my possession; I cultivate it, and he has no right to it.' The Prophet j said to the IIaramI: 'Do you have any proof?' He said: 'No.' He () said: 'Then you have his oath.' He said: '0 Messenger of Allah, the man is an evildoer and does not care what oath he swears, he would not refrain from doing anything.' He () said: 'You have no other choice.' He (the KindI) swore the oath, and when he turned away, the Messenger of Allah said: 'If he swore an oath in order to acquire (the other man's) property unlawfully, when he meets Allah, He will turn away from him."