Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrate this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever demands his right should demand it gently, whether he receives it in full or not."

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "It should be done with gentleness" is a condition through which prohibition is intended—prohibition from that which is contrary to gentleness, and acting upon it is not permissible.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Mu’adh to Yemen, he said: You are going to a people from among the People of the Book. When you go to them, invite them to testify that there is no deity except Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah. If they accept this from you, then inform them that Allah has made five prayers obligatory upon them every day. If they accept this from you, then inform them that Allah has made zakat obligatory upon them, which is to be taken from their wealthy and given back to their poor. If they accept this from you, then avoid taking the best of their wealth and beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for there is no barrier between Allah and it.

Ibn Abu Mulaykah narrates: Two women were alone in a house; there was no one else in the house besides them. One of them went outside the house, and a spear had been thrust into her stomach, which had come out from her back. This woman stated: The other woman had struck her with the spear, while the other woman denied it. I sent this case to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). The woman informed him about this matter, so Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said: You must present evidence, because the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has said this: If people were given (things) based on their claims, some people would begin to claim the wealth and lives of others. The person against whom the claim is made is required to take an oath. Call that woman, recite the Qur'an before her, and read this verse: "Indeed, those who exchange Allah’s covenant and their oaths for a small price..." Then I did so, and (the woman) confessed to her crime.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "If people were given (things) on the basis of their claims, then people would begin to make claims against the lives and properties of others. Therefore, it is obligatory upon the one against whom a claim is made to take an oath."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever takes an oath and is lying in it, and his intention is to seize wealth through it, then when he will appear before Allah Almighty, Allah will be angry with him. To confirm this, the following verse was revealed in the Book of Allah:“Indeed, those who exchange Allah’s covenant for a small price...”Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Ash’ath bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by while the people were discussing this hadith in the mosque. He inquired,“What is Ibn Umm Abd narrating?”The people informed him about it, so he said:“He has spoken the truth; this verse was revealed about me and my opponent. We had a dispute over a well, which I claimed as mine. Neither of us had any proof, so the other person took an oath regarding it. On that occasion, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned this.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever takes a false oath in order to usurp his brother's wealth, when he will appear before Allah, Allah Almighty will be angry with him." (Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud [may Allah be pleased with him] says) This is supported by the statement of Allah Almighty: "Indeed, those who exchange Allah's covenant and their oaths for a small price..."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever swears a false oath in order to suppress or obtain someone’s right, will meet Allah while Allah is angry with him. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Ash’ath (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! This incident happened with me. There was a dispute between me and a Jew regarding a piece of land. He denied my ownership of the land, so I brought him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Do you have any witnesses? I replied: No. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Jew: Then you swear an oath. I said: O Messenger of Allah! If he swears an oath, he will take my land just like that! Upon this, Allah revealed this verse: «إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلا» [3-آل عمران: 77] “Indeed, those who exchange Allah’s covenant and their oaths for a small price…”(till the end of the Ayah)

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever swears a false oath in order to unlawfully seize the wealth of a Muslim, Allah makes Paradise forbidden for him and makes Hell necessary for him." It was asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Even if that wealth is very little?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes! Even if it is only a twig of arak (a small miswak stick)."

Sayyiduna Ash'ath bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever swears a false oath in order to unlawfully consume the wealth of a Muslim, and he is lying in that oath, then when he appears before Allah Almighty, he will be afflicted with leprosy."

Amr bin Shuraid narrates from his father that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said to me: "A person who has the means (to repay a debt) but delays (repayment) makes his honor and punishment lawful."