سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأقضيةThe Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)
باب الرَّجُلِ يَحْلِفُ عَلَى عِلْمِهِ فِيمَا غَابَ عَنْهُChapter: When a man swears an oath on a basis of what he knows and not on the basis of what he has witnessed.
Hadith 3623
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : " جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ حَضْرَمَوْتَ ، وَرَجُلٌ مِنْ كِنْدَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ هَذَا غَلَبَنِي عَلَى أَرْضٍ كَانَتْ لِأَبِي ، فَقَالَ الْكِنْدِيُّ : هِيَ أَرْضِي فِي يَدِي أَزْرَعُهَا لَيْسَ لَهُ فِيهَا حَقٌّ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلْحَضْرَمِيِّ : أَلَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ ؟ قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : فَلَكَ يَمِينُهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّهُ فَاجِرٌ لَيْسَ يُبَالِي مَا حَلَفَ لَيْسَ يَتَوَرَّعُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ ، فَقَالَ : لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا ذَلِكَ " .
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
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
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Whether the defendant is pious or wicked, by taking an oath he will be acquitted from the plaintiff’s claim.
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These two ahadith have also been mentioned previously under 3244 and 3245.
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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.
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Whether the defendant is pious or wicked, by taking an oath he will be acquitted from the plaintiff’s claim.
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These two ahadith have also been mentioned previously under 3244 and 3245.
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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
