It is narrated from Hazrat Adi bin Umairah al-Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! Whoever among you is appointed as a ruler or official over any matter on our behalf, and then he conceals from us even a needle or anything greater than that, it is a betrayal, and he will bring it with him on the Day of Resurrection. A black Ansari man stood up—as if I am seeing him now—and said, O Messenger of Allah! Please take back the office you have given me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, For what reason? He replied, I have heard from you what you have just said, and that is why. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I still say that whoever among you is appointed over any matter should bring whatever little or much he has to us; he should take what is given to him and refrain from what is withheld from him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Adi bin Umairah Al-Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is betrayal and deception; on the Day of Resurrection, he will be brought with it.

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding the noble Qur'an verse { وَمَا آتَاکُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوہُ، وَمَا نَہَاکُمْ عَنْہُ فَانْتَہُوا } that they were granted spoils and were forbidden from treachery.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Rifa’ah presented a slave to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). That slave accompanied them in the Battle of Khaybar. He joined the battle between Asr and Maghrib, and was struck by an arrow, the shooter of which was unknown, but he was martyred. We said,“Glad tidings of Paradise for you!”The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“By Him in Whose hand is my soul, the cloak he took from the spoils of the Muslims, which he had stolen, is burning him in the Fire.”An Ansari man stood up and said,“O Messenger of Allah! I found two straps that day.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“The like of them will be cut for you from the Fire of Hell.”

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said that if a person commits treachery and separates from the army, charity will be given to the army on his behalf.

It is narrated from Hazrat Amr bin Shu'aib (may Allah be pleased with him) that if a person was found with embezzled property, it would be taken from him and he would be given one hundred lashes, and his head and beard would be shaved, and all his belongings except his riding animal would be confiscated, and his belongings would be set on fire, and he would never again receive a share from the spoils of the Muslims. He says that this has reached him that the two Shaykhs (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to do likewise.

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Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said that if a person receives property obtained through betrayal, his belongings will be set on fire.

Hazrat Amr bin Salim (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that our companions used to say that the punishment for the one who commits treachery is that his tent and belongings will be burned.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you find anyone committing treachery, then burn his belongings with fire.