صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الشهاداتThe Book of Witnesses
بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً} :Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah’s Covenant and their oaths.
Hadith 2676
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ كَاذِبًا لِيَقْتَطِعَ مَالَ رَجُلٍ أَوْ قَالَ أَخِيهِ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ " ، وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ تَصْدِيقَ ذَلِكَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلا سورة آل عمران آية 77 . فَلَقِيَنِي الْأَشْعَثُ ، فَقَالَ : مَا حَدَّثَكُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الْيَوْمَ قُلْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، قَالَ : فِيَّ أُنْزِلَتْ .
Narrated Abu Wail from `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever takes a false oath in order to grab another man's (or his brother's) property, then Allah will be angry with him when he will meet him." Then Allah confirmed this by revealing the Divine Verse: "Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths . . . Will get painful punishment." (3.77) Al-Ash'ath met me and asked, "What did `Abdullah tell you today?" I said, "So and so." He said, "The Verse was revealed regarding my case."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
A court is not aware of the unseen.
If a person, by making false statements and swearing false oaths, manages to obtain a verdict in his favor, even though he is in the wrong, then such a person is accursed in the sight of Allah; he is consuming a burning coal in his belly.
On the Day of Judgment, he will be seized by the wrath of Allah.
He should firmly keep this reality in mind.
This is also an indication towards the false claim of those who say that the judge’s verdict is binding in every respect, both outwardly and inwardly.
A court is not aware of the unseen.
If a person, by making false statements and swearing false oaths, manages to obtain a verdict in his favor, even though he is in the wrong, then such a person is accursed in the sight of Allah; he is consuming a burning coal in his belly.
On the Day of Judgment, he will be seized by the wrath of Allah.
He should firmly keep this reality in mind.
This is also an indication towards the false claim of those who say that the judge’s verdict is binding in every respect, both outwardly and inwardly.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 2676
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
From the ahadith mentioned under this heading, it is established that lying is prohibited at all times, but taking a false oath is an even greater crime.
Especially, taking a false oath in front of a court and giving false testimony is a very grave sin.
A person who obtains a judgment in his favor by taking a false oath is accursed in the sight of Allah.
On the Day of Resurrection, he will be seized by Allah’s punishment.
One who takes a false oath should firmly keep this reality in mind.
(2)
There appears to be a contradiction between the two ahadith regarding the occasion of the revelation of the noble verse; this has been answered in two ways:
➊ Ibn Abi Awfa (radi Allahu anhu) was not informed of the incident of Ash’ath ibn Qays (radi Allahu anhu), so he narrated according to his own knowledge.
➋ Both incidents occurred simultaneously, and the aforementioned verse was revealed after both events.
The wording of the verse encompasses both; there is no contradiction between them.
And Allah knows best.
(1)
From the ahadith mentioned under this heading, it is established that lying is prohibited at all times, but taking a false oath is an even greater crime.
Especially, taking a false oath in front of a court and giving false testimony is a very grave sin.
A person who obtains a judgment in his favor by taking a false oath is accursed in the sight of Allah.
On the Day of Resurrection, he will be seized by Allah’s punishment.
One who takes a false oath should firmly keep this reality in mind.
(2)
There appears to be a contradiction between the two ahadith regarding the occasion of the revelation of the noble verse; this has been answered in two ways:
➊ Ibn Abi Awfa (radi Allahu anhu) was not informed of the incident of Ash’ath ibn Qays (radi Allahu anhu), so he narrated according to his own knowledge.
➋ Both incidents occurred simultaneously, and the aforementioned verse was revealed after both events.
The wording of the verse encompasses both; there is no contradiction between them.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 2676
