ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَٰنَهُمْ جُنَّةًۭ فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌۭ مُّهِينٌۭ
Ittakhazooo aymaanahum junnatan fasaddoo 'an sabeelil laahi falahum 'azaabum muheen
They took their [false] oaths as a cover, so they averted [people] from the way of Allah, and for them is a humiliating punishment.
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58:16Ayah 122
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They have taken their oaths as a shield a means of protection for themselves and their possessions and so they bar thereby the believers from the way of God that is from engaging in a struggle against them thereby slaying them and seizing their possessions. So for them there will be a humiliating chastisement.
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`Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) said, "Whoever takes a (false) oath in order to grab some property (unjustly),
Allah will be angry with him when he will meet Him. Allah confirmed that through His Divine
Revelation: "Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths . .
. they will have a painful punishment." (3.77)
Al-Ash'ath bin Qais came to us and asked, 'What is Abu `Abdur-Rahman (i.e. `Abdullah) telling you?
'We told him what he was narrating to us. He said, 'He was telling the truth; this Divine Verse was
revealed in connection with me. There was a dispute between me and another man about something
and the case was filed before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who said, 'Produce your two witnesses or else the
defendant is to take an oath.' I said, The defendant will surely take a (false) oath caring for nothing.'
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Whoever takes a false oath in order to grab (other's) property, then Allah will be
angry with him when he will meet Him.' Then Allah revealed its confirmation. Al-Ashath then recited
the above Divine Verse." (3.77)
Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) said, "Whoever took a false oath in order to grab somebody's property will meet Allah while Allah will be angry with him." Allah revealed the following verse to confirm that:--"Verily! Those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's covenant And their oaths...a painful torment." (3.77) Al-Ash'ath bin Qais came to us and asked as to what Abu Abdur-Rehman (i.e. Ibn Mas'ud) was telling you." We related the story to him. On that he said, "He has told the truth. This verse was revealed about me. I had some dispute with another man regarding a well and we took the case before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to me), "Produce two witnesses (to support your claim); otherwise the defendant has the right to take an oath (to refute your claim).' I said, 'The defendant would not mind to take a false oath." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then said, 'Whoever took a false oath in order to grab someone else's property will meet Allah, Allah will be angry with him.' Allah then revealed what Confirmed it." Al-Ash'ath then recited the following Verse:--"Verily! Those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's covenant, And their oaths . . . (to) . . . they shall have a painful torment!' (3.77) (See Hadith No. 546)
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever takes the property of a Muslim by taking a false oath, will meet Allah
Who will be angry with him." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) recited the Verse:-- '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,
neither will Allah speak to them, nor look at them.' (3.77)
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever takes a false oath to deprive a Muslim of his property, he will meet Allah while He is angry with him." So Al-Ash'ath bin Qais said: "By Allah! This was about me. There was a dispute between myself and a Jewish man who denied my right, and I complained against him to the Prophet (ﷺ). So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: 'Do you have any proof?' I said: 'No.' So he said to the Jew: 'Take an oath.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! If he takes an oath then I will lose my property.' So Allah, Blessed and Most High, revealed: Verily those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths... until the end of the Ayah. (3:77)"
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever takes a false oath so as to take the property of a Muslim (illegally)
will meet Allah while He will be angry with him." Al-Ash'ath said: By Allah, that saying concerned
me. I had common land with a Jew, and the Jew later on denied my ownership, so I took him to the
Prophet who asked me whether I had a proof of my ownership. When I replied in the negative, the
Prophet asked the Jew to take an oath. I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! He will take an oath and deprive me
of my property." So, Allah revealed the following verse: "Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at
the cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths." (3.77)
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