سنن ابي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
كتاب الأقضية
The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)
باب الرَّجُلِ يَحْلِفُ عَلَى عِلْمِهِ فِيمَا غَابَ عَنْهُ
Chapter: When a man swears an oath on a basis of what he knows and not on the basis of what he has witnessed.
Hadith 3622
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَرْيَابِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، حَدَّثَنِي كُرْدُوسٌ ، عَنِ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، " أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ كِنْدَةَ ، وَرَجُلًا مِنْ حَضْرَمَوْتَ ، اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَرْضٍ مِنْ الْيَمَنِ ، فَقَالَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ أَرْضِي اغْتَصَبَنِيهَا أَبُو هَذَا ، وَهِيَ فِي يَدِهِ قَالَ : هَلْ لَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ ؟ ، قَالَ : لَا ، وَلَكِنْ أُحَلِّفُهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا أَرْضِي اغْتَصَبَنِيهَا أَبُوهُ فَتَهَيَّأَ الْكِنْدِيُّ يَعْنِي لِلْيَمِينِ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ " .
Al-Ashath bin Qais said: A men from Kindah and a men from Hadramawt came to the Holy Prophet ﷺwith their dispute about a land in the Yemen. The Hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, the this (man)had usurped land belonging to me, and it is his possession. He asked: Have you any proof ?He replied: No, but I can have him swear on oath. Allah knows that it is my land, and father seized it from me. The Kindi was prepared to take oath. He then narrated the rest of the tradition.
Hadith 3623
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
