Hadith 139

This hadith is listed as number 359 in Maktaba Shamila

وحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَإِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ جميعا ، عَنْ أَبِي الْوَلِيدِ ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ : حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلَانِ يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي أَرْضٍ ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا : إِنَّ هَذَا انْتَزَى عَلَى أَرْضِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، وَهُوَ امْرُؤُ الْقَيْسِ بْنُ عَابِسٍ الْكِنْدِيُّ ، وَخَصْمُهُ رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ عِبْدَانَ ، قَالَ : بَيِّنَتُكَ ؟ قَالَ : لَيْسَ لِي بَيِّنَةٌ ، قَالَ : يَمِينُهُ ؟ قَالَ : إِذًا يَذْهَبُ بِهَا ، قَالَ : لَيْسَ لَكَ إِلَّا ذَاكَ ، قَالَ : فَلَمَّا قَامَ لِيَحْلِفَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنِ اقْتَطَعَ أَرْضًا ظَالِمًا ، لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ " ، قَالَ إِسْحَاق فِي رِوَايَتِهِ رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ عَيْدَانَ .
Wa'il reported it on the authority of his father Hujr: I was with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that two men came there disputing over a piece of land. One of them said: Messenger of Allah, this man appropriated my land without justification in the days of ignorance. The (claimant) was Imru'l-Qais bin 'Abis al-Kindi and his opponent was Rabi'a bin 'Iban He (the Holy Prophet) said (to the claimant): Have you evidence (to substantiate your claim)? He replied: I have no evidence. Upon this he (the Messenger of Allah) (ﷺ) remarked: Then his (that is of the defendant) is the oath. He (the claimant) said: In this case he (the defendant) would appropriate this (the property). He (the Holy Prophet) said: There is than no other way left for you but this. He (the narrator) said: When he (the defendant) stood up to take oath, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who appropriated the land wrongfully would meet Allah in a state that He would be angry with him. Ishaq in his narration mentions Rabi'a bin 'Aidan (instead of Rabi'a bin 'Ibdan).
Hadith Reference Sahih Muslim / The Book of Faith / Hadith: 139
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة ، تقدم تخريجه برقم (356)»