Volume 3, Book 41, Number 599:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever takes a false oath so as to take the property of a Muslim (illegally)
will meet Allah while He will be angry with him.” Al-Ash’ath said: By Allah, that saying concerned
me. I had common land with a Jew, and the Jew later on denied my ownership, so I took him to the
Prophet who asked me whether I had a proof of my ownership. When I replied in the negative, the
Prophet asked the Jew to take an oath. I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! He will take an oath and deprive me
of my property.” So, Allah revealed the following verse: “Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at
the cost of Allah’s covenant and their oaths.” (3.77)
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 600:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Ka’b bin Malik:
Ka’b demanded his debt back from Ibn Abi Hadrad in the Mosque and their voices grew louder till
Allah’s Apostle heard them while he was in his house. He came out to them raising the curtain of his
room and addressed Ka’b, “O Ka’b!” Ka’b replied, “Labaik, O Allah’s Apostle.” (He said to him), “Reduce
your debt to one half,” gesturing with his hand. Kab said, “I have done so, O Allah’s Apostle!” On that
the Prophet said to Ibn Abi Hadrad, “Get up and repay the debt, to him.”
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 593:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
I heard a man reciting a verse (of the Holy Qur’an) but I had heard the Prophet reciting it differ –
ently. So, I caught hold of the man by the hand and took him to Allah’s Apostle who said, “Both of you
are right.” Shu’ba, the sub-narrator said, “I think he said to them, “Don’t differ, for the nations before
you differed and perished (because of their differences). “
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 594:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Two persons, a Muslim and a Jew, quarrelled. The Muslim said, “By Him Who gave Muhammad
superiority over all the people! The Jew said, “By Him Who gave Moses superiority over all the
people!” At that the Muslim raised his hand and slapped the Jew on the face. The Jew went to the
Prophet and informed him of what had happened between him and the Muslim. The Prophet sent for
the Muslim and asked him about it. The Muslim informed him of the event. The Prophet said, “Do not
give me superiority over Moses, for on the Day of Resurrection all the people will fall unconscious
and I will be one of them, but I will. be the first to gain consciousness, and will see Moses standing
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and holding the side of the Throne (of Allah). I will not know whether (Moses) has also fallen un –
conscious and got up before me, or Allah has exempted him from that stroke.”
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 595:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
While Allah’s Apostle was sitting, a Jew came and said, “O Abul Qasim! One of your companions
has slapped me on my face.” The Prophet asked who that was. He replied that he was one of the An –
sar. The Prophet sent for him, and on his arrival, he asked him whether he had beaten the Jew. He
(replied in the affirmative and) said, “I heard him taking an oath in the market saying, ‘By Him Who
gave Moses superiority over all the human beings.’ I said, ‘O wicked man! (Has Allah given Moses
superiority) even over Muhammad I became furious
and slapped him over his face.” The Prophet said, “Do not give a prophet superiority over another,
for on the Day of Resurrection all the people will fall unconscious and I will be the first to emerge
from the earth, and will see Moses standing and holding one of the legs of the Throne. I will not
know whether Moses has fallen unconscious or the first unconsciousness was sufficient for him.”
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 596:
Narrated Anas:
A Jew crushed the head of a girl between two stones. The girl was asked who had crushed her
head, and some names were mentioned before her, and when the name of the Jew was mentioned,
she nodded agreeing. The Jew was captured and when he confessed, the Prophet ordered that his
head be crushed between two stones.
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 597:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
A man was often cheated in buying. The Prophet said to him, “When you buy something, say (to
the seller), No cheating.” The man used to say so thenceforward .
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 588:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
A man pledged that his slave would be manumitted after his death. The Prophet asked, “Who will
buy the slave from me?” No’aim bin ‘Abdullah bought the slave and the Prophet took its price and
gave it to the owner.