Alqamah bin Wail bin Hujr al-Hadrami said on the authority of the father: A man from Hadramaw and a man from kindah came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, this (man) has seized land which belonged to my father. Al-Kindi said: That is my land in my possession and I cultivate it; he has no right to it. The Holy prophet (may be peace upon him) said to the Hadrami: Have you any proof? We said: No. he (the Prophet)said: Then he will swear an oath for you. He said: Messenger of Allah, he is a reprobate and he would not care to swear to anything and stick at nothing. He said: That is only your recourse
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الأقضية / 3623
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح مسلم (139)
Hadith Takhrij« انظر حدیث رقم : (3245)، (تحفة الأشراف: 11768) (صحیح) »
Benefits and Issues: ➊ Whether the defendant is pious or wicked, by taking an oath he will be acquitted from the plaintiff’s claim.
➋ These two ahadith have also been mentioned previously under 3244 and 3245.
➌ The plaintiff may demand an oath from the defendant regarding his knowledge. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not object to this demand.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3623