TRANCENDENTING DECENTRALISTIC SOVEREIGNTY AND RESPONSIBILITY 6

A CLEAN GOVERMENT FROM A FALSE OATH

The Messenger

Of Allah PBUH, to you and                         

All of His Creature, 

He said : 

 "Whoever is demanded to,

and swears a false oath,

unlawfully taking the

property of another Muslim, he

will meet Allah while He is angry

with him.

" He (Abü Wâ'il) said:

"Al-Ash'ath bin Qais came in and

said: 'What did Abü 'Abdur-

Rahmân narrate to you?'

They said: 'such-and-such.'

He said:

'Abu 'Abdur-Rahmân spoke the truth.

It was revealed concerning me.

There was a dispute between

myself and another man

concerning some land in Yemen,

and I referred the dispute to the

Prophet PBUH.

He said: "Do you have any proof?"

I said: "No."

He said: "Then (the matter will

be decided on the basis of) his oath.

" I said: "He will readily swear an oath.

" The Messenger of Allah PBUH said to me:

"Whoever swears a false oath

when demanded, in order to

unlawfully take the property of another Muslim,

he will meet

Allah while He is angry with him.

" Then the following was revealed:

"Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the

Cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths,

they shall have no portion

in the Hereafter (Paradise).

Neither will Allah speak to them

nor look at them on the Day of

Resurrection nor will He purify them,

and they shall have a

painful torment." [1]

The Sacred Legal Way of The Prophet.

Muslim, The Authentic  No. 355