Sahih Muslim Book - 1, Hadith - 355

و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ح و حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَوَكِيعٌ ح و حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينِ صَبْرٍ يَقْتَطِعُ بِهَا مَالَ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ هُوَ فِيهَا فَاجِرٌ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ، قَالَ فَدَخَلَ الْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ فَقَالَ مَا يُحَدِّثُكُمْ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ؟ قَالُوا كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ صَدَقَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فِيَّ نَزَلَتْ كَانَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ رَجُلٍ أَرْضٌ بِالْيَمَنِ فَخَاصَمْتُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَيَمِينُهُ قُلْتُ إِذَنْ يَحْلِفُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينِ صَبْرٍ يَقْتَطِعُ بِهَا مَالَ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ هُوَ فِيهَا فَاجِرٌ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ فَنَزَلَتْ { إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا }(آل عمران 77) إلى آخر الآية.

It was narrated from Abu Wa'il, from 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) 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 (Abu Wa'il) said: "Al-Ash'ath bin Qais came in and said: 'What did Abu 'Abdur-Rahman narrate to you?' They said: 'such-and-such.' He said: 'Abu 'Abdur-Rahman 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 (s.a.w). 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 (s.a.w) 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."