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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب البيوعFrom the Book of Sales
باب مَنْ أَخَذَ شِبْراً مِنَ الأَرْضِ:Chapter: Whoever takes a span of land unjustly
Hadith 2642
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ: أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ سَهْلٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , يَقُولُ: "مَنْ ظَلَمَ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ شِبْرًا، فَإِنَّهُ يُطَوَّقُهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ".
Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever seizes a span of land unjustly, a collar of seven earths will be placed around his neck (on the Day of Resurrection)."
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 2641)
From this hadith, it is understood that seizing someone’s land by force is a grave and dreadful crime, and its punishment is that on the Day of Resurrection, a collar of the seven layers of the earth will be placed around his neck.
Some scholars have said that he will be sunk down to the seven layers, and some have said that he will be ordered to carry the soil of the seven earths, on that day when, due to the intensity and heat of the sun, people will already be drenched in sweat, so what will be the fate of the one upon whom this calamity befalls.
From this hadith, the scholars have deduced that the earth, like the heavens, consists of seven layers, as is also mentioned in the Noble Qur’an: «﴿اللّٰهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَمِنَ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ .....﴾ [الطلاق : 12]» meaning, “Allah, the Exalted, created seven heavens and likewise created seven earths.”
Those who deny the seven earths, or say that by this is meant the seven climes or seven continents, are mistaken, and they are making conjectures contrary to the Qur’an and Hadith.
From this hadith, it is understood that seizing someone’s land by force is a grave and dreadful crime, and its punishment is that on the Day of Resurrection, a collar of the seven layers of the earth will be placed around his neck.
Some scholars have said that he will be sunk down to the seven layers, and some have said that he will be ordered to carry the soil of the seven earths, on that day when, due to the intensity and heat of the sun, people will already be drenched in sweat, so what will be the fate of the one upon whom this calamity befalls.
From this hadith, the scholars have deduced that the earth, like the heavens, consists of seven layers, as is also mentioned in the Noble Qur’an: «﴿اللّٰهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَمِنَ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ .....﴾ [الطلاق : 12]» meaning, “Allah, the Exalted, created seven heavens and likewise created seven earths.”
Those who deny the seven earths, or say that by this is meant the seven climes or seven continents, are mistaken, and they are making conjectures contrary to the Qur’an and Hadith.
