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بَابُ مَنِ اعْتَصَبَ أَوْ سَرَقَ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَلَوْ قِيْدَ شير أو ذراع
Chapter: One who seizes or steals something from land, even a span or a cubit
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Hadith Number: 6194
عن ابي مالك الاشعري رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم اعظم الغلول عند الله عز وجل يوم القيامة ذراع من ارض يكون بين الرجلين او بين الشريكين فيقتسمان فيسرق احدهما من صاحبه ذراعا من ارض فيطوقه من سبع ارضين وفي لفظ إذا فعل ذلك طوقه من سبع ارضين
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, the greatest betrayal in the sight of Allah Almighty will be that two men or partners have a piece of land in partnership, then when they wish to divide it, one of them steals a handspan from the other's share of the land. Such a person will be made to wear a collar from the seven earths. In another narration it is stated: When he does so, he will be made to wear a collar from the seven earths.


تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: اسناده حسن في المتابعات والشواھد۔ أخرجه الطبراني في ’’الكبير‘‘: 3463
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Hadith Number: 6195
عن ابي مالك الاشجعي رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال اعظم الغلول عند الله عز وجل ذراع من الارض تجدون الرجلين جارين في الارض او في الدار فيقتطع احدهما من حظ صاحبه ذراعا فإذا اقتطعه طوقه من سبع ارضين إلى يوم القيامة
Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The greatest betrayal in the sight of Allah Almighty is a hand-span of land, and that is when two men are partners in a piece of land or a house, but one of them unjustly takes control of a hand-span from his companion’s share. When he seizes it, he will be made to wear a collar of seven earths around his neck until the Day of Resurrection.


تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: انظر الحديث السابق ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 23283
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Hadith Number: 6196
عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال قلت يا رسول الله اي الظلم اعظم قال ذراع من الارض ينتقصه من حق اخيه فليست حصاة من الارض اخذها إلا طوقها يوم القيامة إلى قعر الارض ولا يعلم قعرها إلا الذي خلقها
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which oppression is the greatest?" You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A piece of land, which a man snatches from his brother's right. Whoever seizes even as much land as a pebble in this way, on the Day of Resurrection, he will be made to wear a collar reaching to the depths of the earth, and no one knows the depth of the earth except the One who created it."


تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: اسناده ضعيف لضعف عبد الله بن لھيعة ولانقطاعه
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Hadith Number: 6197
عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم من اخذ شيئا من الارض ظلما خسف إلى سبع ارضين
Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever seizes someone’s land unjustly will be made to sink down through seven earths.


تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: أخرجه البخاري: 2454
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Hadith Number: 6198
عن يعلى بن مرة الثقفي رضي الله عنه قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يقول من اخذ ارضا بغير حقها كلف ان يحمل ترابها إلى المحشر
Narrated by Sayyidna Ali bin Murrah Thaqafi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever unjustly seizes someone else's land, he will be made to carry the soil of that place on the Day of Resurrection and bring it to the gathering.


تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: اسناده حسن۔ أخرجه الطبراني في ’’الكبير‘‘: 22/ 690
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Hadith Number: 6199
(وعنه من طريق ثان) قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يقول ايما رجل ظلم شبرا من الارض كلفه الله عز وجل ان يحفره حتى يبلغ آخر سبع ارضين ثم يطوقه إلى يوم القيامة حتى يقضى بين الناس
(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Whoever seizes even a handspan of land unjustly, Allah Almighty will afflict him with the punishment that he will be made to dig up that land down to seven earths, and then a collar of that (soil) will be placed around his neck until judgment is passed among the people on the Day of Resurrection.


تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: اسناده ضعيف لجھالة الربيع بن عبد الله۔ أخرجه ابن حبان: 5164
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Hadith Number: 6200
عن الاشعث بن قيس رضي الله عنه ان رجلا من كندة ورجلا من حضرموت اختصما إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم في ارض باليمن فقال الحضرمي يا رسول الله ارضي اغتصبها هذا وابوه فقال الكندي يا رسول الله ارضي ورثتها من ابي فقال الحضرمي يا رسول الله استحلفه انه ما يعلم انها ارضي وارض والدي والذي اغتصبها ابوه فتهيا الكندي لليمين فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم إنه لا يقتطع عبد او رجل بيمينه مالا إلا لقي الله يوم القيامة وهو اجذم فقال الكندي هي ارضه وارض والده
Narrated from Sayyiduna Ash’ath bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was a dispute between a man from Kindah and a man from Hadhramaut over a piece of land in Yemen. The man from Hadhramaut said: O Messenger of Allah! This land is mine; he and his father have wrongfully seized it. The man from Kindah said: O Messenger of Allah! This land is mine; I inherited it from my father. The man from Hadhramaut said: O Messenger of Allah! Take an oath from him that he does not know that this land is mine and my father’s, and that the usurper is his father. The man from Kindah was ready to take the oath, but when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said that whoever seizes someone’s property through a false oath, on the Day of Resurrection, when he meets Allah Almighty, his hand will be cut off. Upon hearing this statement, the man from Kindah said: This land belongs to him and his father.


تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: اسناده ضعيف بھذه السياقة۔ أخرجه ابوداود: 3244
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Hadith Number: 6201
عن ابي سلمة بن عبد الرحمن رضي الله عنه انه دخل على عائشة رضي الله عنها وهو يخاصم في ارض فقالت عائشة يا ابا سلمة اجتنب الارض فإن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قال من ظلم قيد شبر من الارض طوقه يوم القيامة من سبع ارضين
Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman came to Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) while he was disputing with someone over a piece of land. Lady Aisha said: O Abu Salamah! Be cautious regarding matters of land, for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever seizes a span of land unjustly, a collar from seven earths will be placed around his neck.


تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: أخرجه البخاري: 2453
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