Fath al-Rabbani

Sayyiduna Ash’ath bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I had a well, and I had a dispute over it with my cousin. He refused to return this well to me. I brought this case to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Bring evidence that this well is yours, otherwise he will take an oath. I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have no evidence, and my opponent is a wicked and sinful man, so if you decide the case based on an oath, he will seize my well. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever unjustly seizes the wealth of a Muslim will meet Allah in such a state that Allah will be angry with him. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: {اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَیَشْتَرُوْنَ بِعَہْدِ اللّٰہِ وَاَیْمَانِھِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا اُولٰٓئِکَ لَا خَلَاقَ لَھُمْ فِیْ الآخِرَۃِ وَلَا یُکَلِّمُھُمُ اللّٰہُ وَلَا یَنْظُرُ اِلَیْھِمْیَوْمَ الْقِیَامَۃِ وَلَا یُزَکِّیْھِمْ وَلَھُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ۔} … Indeed, those who exchange Allah’s covenant and their oaths for a small price, there will be no share for them in the Hereafter, and Allah will neither speak to them nor look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them, and for them is a painful punishment.