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Sunan an-Nasai 5425 (Book 49, Hadith 47) #19957
Resolving Disputes with Oaths

SUMMARY: The hadith is about two female neighbors who were accused of injuring each other. The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) ruled that the person against whom the claim was made should swear an oath and recited a verse from the Quran to her, which she confessed to.

It was narrated from Nafi' bin 'Umar, that Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: "There were two female neighbors who used to do leatherwork (with an awl) in At-Ta'if. One of them came out with her hand bleeding and claimed that her companion had injured her, but the other one denied it. I wrote to Ibn 'Abbas concerning that. He wrote, (saying) that the Messenger of Allah SAW ruled that the person against whom the claim was made should swear an oath. For if people were to be given what they claimed was theirs, then people would make claims against the wealth and blood of others". So he called her and recited this Verse to her: "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".. until the end of the Verse. He called her and recited that to her, and she confessed to that. News of that reached him and he was happy.
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قَالَ كَانَتْ جَارِيَتَانِ تَخْرُزَانِ بِالطَّائِفِ فَخَرَجَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا وَيَدُهَا تَدْمَى فَزَعَمَتْ أَنَّ صَاحِبَتَهَا أَصَابَتْهَا وَأَنْكَرَتِ الأُخْرَى فَكَتَبْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي ذَلِكَ فَكَتَبَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَضَى أَنَّ الْيَمِينَ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ وَلَوْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ أُعْطُوا بِدَعْوَاهُمْ لاَدَّعَى نَاسٌ أَمْوَالَ نَاسٍ وَدِمَاءَهُمْ فَادْعُهَا وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهَا هَذِهِ الآيَةَ ‏{‏ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً أُولَئِكَ لاَ خَلاَقَ لَهُمْ فِي الآخِرَةِ ‏}‏ حَتَّى خَتَمَ الآيَةَ فَدَعَوْتُهَا فَتَلَوْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَاعْتَرَفَتْ بِذَلِكَ فَسَرَّهُ
TOPICS
oath  *  dispute  *  confession  *  ii  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Swear an oath/make a confession if you are accused by someone else; be honest and truthful in your dealings with others; resolve disputes peacefully without resorting to violence or aggression; recite verses from Qur’an if needed .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about resolving disputes between people. Two female neighbors in At-Ta'if were accused of injuring each other and the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) ruled that the person against whom the claim was made should swear an oath. He then recited a verse from the Quran to her which she confessed to. This teaches us that when there are disputes between people it is important for them to resolve it peacefully by swearing an oath or making a confession instead of resorting to violence or aggression. It also teaches us that we should always be honest and truthful in our dealings with others as lying can have serious consequences in this life and in the hereafter.

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