Volume 8, Book 78, Number 668:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
Allah’s Apostle said, “If somebody is ordered (by the ruler or the judge) to take an oath, and he
takes a false oath in order to grab the property of a Muslim, then he will incur Allah’s Wrath when
he will meet Him.” And Allah revealed in its confirmation: ‘Verily! Those who purchase a small gain
at the cost of Allah’s covenants and their own oaths.’ (3.77) (The sub-narrator added:) Al-Ash’ath bin
Qais entered, saying, “What did Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman narrate to you?” They said, “So-and-so,” Al-
Ash’ath said, “This verse was revealed in my connection. I had a well on the land of my cousin (and
we had a dispute about it). I reported him to Allah ‘s Apostle who said (to me). “You should give evid –
ence (i.e. witness) otherwise the oath of your opponent will render your claim invalid.” I said, “Then
he (my opponent) will take the oath, O Allah’s Apostle.” Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever is ordered (by
the ruler or the judge) to give an oath, and he takes a false oath in order to grab the property of a
Muslim, then he will incur Allah’s Wrath when he meets Him on the Day of Resurrection.”
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Volume 8, Book 78, Number 674:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
Allah’s Apostle said a sentence and I said another. He said, “Whoever dies while he is setting up
rivals along with Allah (i.e. worshipping others along with Allah) shall be admitted into the (Hell)
Fire.” And I said the other: “W
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 652:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet was asked, “Who are the best people?” He replied: The people of my generation, and
then those who will follow (come after) them, and then those who will come after the later; after that
there will come some people whose witness will precede their oaths and their oaths will go ahead of
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their witness.” Ibrahim (a sub-narrator) said, “When we were young, our elder friends used to pro –
hibit us from taking oaths by saying, ‘I bear witness swearing by Allah, or by Allah’s Covenant.”‘
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 653:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “Whoever swears falsely in order to grab the property of a Muslim (or of his
brother), Allah will be angry with him when he meets Him.” Allah then revealed in confirmation of
the above statement:–‘Verily those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah’s Covenant and
their own oaths.’ (3.77) Al-Ash’ath said, “This Verse was revealed regarding me and a companion of
mine when we had a dispute about a well.”
Volume 8, Book 77, Number 614:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
When taking an oath, the Prophet very often used to say, “No, by Him Who turns the hearts.”
Volume 8, Book 77, Number 593:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
Allah’s Apostle, the truthful and truly-inspired, said, “Each one of you collected in the womb of his
mother for forty days, and then turns into a clot for an equal period (of forty days) and turns into a
piece of flesh for a similar period (of forty days) and then Allah sends an angel and orders him to
write four things, i.e., his provision, his age, and whether he will be of the wretched or the blessed (in
the Hereafter). Then the soul is breathed into him. And by Allah, a person among you (or a man) may
do deeds of the people of the Fire till there is only a cubit or an arm-breadth distance between him
and the Fire, but then that writing (which Allah has ordered the angel to write) precedes, and he
does the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it; and a man may do the deeds of the people of
Paradise till there is only a cubit or two between him and Paradise, and then that writing precedes
and he does the deeds of the people of the Fire and enters it.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 575:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “I know the person who will be the last to come out of the (Hell) Fire, and the last
to enter Paradise. He will be a man who will come out of the (Hell) Fire crawling, and Allah will say
to him, ‘Go and enter Paradise.’ He will go to it, but he will imagine that it had been filled, and then
he will return and say, ‘O Lord, I have found it full.’ Allah will say, ‘Go and enter Paradise, and you
will have what equals the world and ten times as much (or, you will have as much as ten times the
like of the world).’ On that, the man will say, ‘Do you mock at me (or laugh at me) though You are
the King?” I saw Allah’s Apostle (while saying that) smiling that his premolar teeth became visible. It
is said that will be the lowest in degree amongst the people of Paradise.
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 578:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount.” ‘Abdullah added: The Prophet said, “I
am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount, and some of you will be brought in front of me till I will see
them and then they will be taken away from me and I will say, ‘O Lord, my companions!’ It will be
said, ‘You do not know what they did after you had left.’