Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 943:13

Musnad Ahmad 943:13

Hadith of Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays al-Kindi (RA)

حديث الأشعث بن قيس الكندي

Hadith 943:13

Abdullah ibn Numayr narrated to us, Al-Harith ibn Sulayman narrated to us, Kardus narrated to us, from Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays: A man from Kindah and a man from Hadramawt disputed before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) regarding land in Yemen. The Hadrami said: "O Messenger of Allah, it is my land which this man and his father usurped." The Kindi said: "O Messenger of Allah, it is my land which I inherited from my father." The Hadrami said: "O Messenger of Allah, make him swear that he does not know that it is my land and my father's land, and that his father usurped it." The Kindi prepared to take the oath, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No servant or man shall seize property by his oath except that he will meet Allah on the day he meets Him while he is a leper [or: missing his hand/arm]." The Kindi then said: "It is his land, and his father's land."

حدثنا عبد الله بن نمير، حدثنا الحارث بن سليمان، حدثنا كردوس، عن الأشعث بن قيس: أن رجلا من كندة ورجلا من حضرموت اختصما إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في أرض باليمن، فقال الحضرمي: يا رسول الله، أرضي اغتصبها هذا وأبوه فقال الكندي: يا رسول الله، أرضي ورثتها من أبي فقال الحضرمي: يا رسول الله، استحلفه أنه ما يعلم أنها أرضي وأرض والدي، والذي اغتصبها أبوه. فتهيأ الكندي لليمين، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " إنه لا يقتطع، عبد أو رجل، بيمينه مالا إلا لقي الله يوم يلقاه وهو أجذم " فقال الكندي: هي أرضه، وأرض والده