حَدَّثَنَا
وَكِيعٌ , حَدَّثَنَا
الْأَعْمَشُ , عَنْ
أَبِي وَائِلٍ , قَالَ : دَخَلَ الْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ , فَقَالَ : مَا يُحَدِّثُكُمْ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ؟ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ , فَقَالَ
أَشْعَثُ : صَدَقَ , فِيَّ نَزَلَتْ كَانَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ رَجُلٍ خُصُومَةٌ فِي أَرْضٍ , فَخَاصَمْتُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَقَالَ : " أَلَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ ؟ " , قُلْتُ : لَا , قَالَ : " فَيَمِينُهُ " , قَالَ : قُلْتُ : إِذَنْ يَحْلِفَ , قَالَ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :
" مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ صَبْرًا لِيَقْتَطِعَ بِهَا مَالَ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ وَهُوَ فِيهَا فَاجِرٌ , لَقِيَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ " قَالَ : فَنَزَلَتْ : إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلا سورة آل عمران آية 77 .
It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever seizes the wealth of a Muslim by swearing a false oath will meet Allah in such a state that Allah will be angry with him. Upon hearing this, Hazrat Ash'ath (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This command was revealed regarding my incident, the details of which are as follows: There was some land shared between me and a Jew. The Jew denied my share, so I brought him to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me: Do you have any witnesses? I replied: No. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Jew: Then you swear an oath. I said: O Messenger of Allah! He will take my wealth by swearing an oath. Upon this, Allah revealed this verse up to the end: "Those who exchange Allah's covenant and their oaths for a small price..."