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Riyad as-Salihin 1506 (Book 16, Hadith 42) #37995
The Punishment for Unjustly Taking Land

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a dispute between Arwa bint Aus and Sa'id bin Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail, in which Sa'id reminded Marwan of the Prophet's (ﷺ) warning that those who take land unjustly will be punished on the Day of Resurrection.

'Urwah bin Az-Zubair (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Arwa bint Aus brought a suit against Sa'id bin Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail (May Allah be pleased with him). She complained to Marwan bin Al-Hakam that he had wrongfully taken possession of a portion of her land. Sa'id said: "How can I take a portion out of her land while I have heard a denunciation from the Messenger of Allah ". Marwan asked him: "What did you hear from the Messenger of Allah?" He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, 'He who takes a span of land unjustly will be made to wear seven earths round his neck on the Day of Resurrection'". Marwan said to him: "I don't seek proof from you after this". Sa'id supplicated: "O Allah! If she is a liar, deprive her of her eye sight and cause her to die in her land"'.Urwah said: "She did not die till she became blind. While she was walking in her land (concerning which the dispute arose) she fell down into a pit and died". Al-Bukhari and Muslim. In another narration of Muslim, Muhammad bin Zaid bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said that he had seen Arwa blind, feeling for on the walls with her hand and saying: "I am ruined by the curse of Sa'id". Later she fell in a well in the same disputed land and died.
وعن عروة بن الزبير أن سعيد بن زيد بن عمرو بن نفيل، رضي الله عنه الله عنه خاصمته أروى بنت أوس إلى مروْان بن الحكم، وادعت أنه أخذ شيئًا من أرضها، فقال سعيد‏:‏ أنا كنت آخذ من أرضها شيئًا بعد الذي سمعت من رسول الله ‏!‏‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ ماذا سمعت من رسول الله ‏؟‏ قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله يقول‏:‏ ‏"‏من أخذ شبرًا من الأرض ظلمًا، طوقه إلى سبعين أرضين‏"‏ فقال له مروْان‏:‏ لا أسألك بينة بعد هذا، فقال سعيد‏:‏ اللهم إن كانت كاذبة، فأعمِ بصرها، واقتلها في أرضها، فقال‏:‏ فما ماتت حتى ذهب بصرها وبينما هي تمشي في أرضها إذ وقعت في حفرة فماتت‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وفي رواية لمسلم عن محمد بن زيد بن عبد الله بن عمر بمعناه وأنه رآها عمياء تلتمس الجدر تقول‏:‏ أصابتني دعوة سعيد، وأنها مرت على بئر في الدار التي خاصمته فيها، فوقعت فيها فكانت قبرها‏.‏

TOPICS
dispute  *  land  *  unjustly  *  punishment  *  qadiyyah  *  ardh  *  batilah  *  uqabah  *  hisaab  *  tanqeeb  *  kadhdhaab

QUICK LESSONS:
Do justice even if it means going against your own interests or desires .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a dispute between Arwa bint Aus and Sa'id bin Zaid over a piece of land. When Marwan asked for proof from Sa'id to prove his claim was true he reminded him of the Prophet's warning that those who take land unjustly will be punished on the Day of Resurrection. As a result Marwan did not seek any further proof from him. Later it was revealed that Arwa was lying as she became blind due to her lie and eventually died in her own disputed land after falling into a pit. This hadith teaches us that we should never take something unjustly as it can lead to severe consequences both in this world and hereafter. We should always strive to do justice even if it means going against our own interests or desires as Allah rewards those who are just with great rewards both here and hereafter.

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