Shafeeq bin Salamah says that once Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated three hadiths to us, one of which was that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever seizes the wealth of a Muslim by swearing a false oath will meet Allah in such a state that Allah will be angry with him. Meanwhile, Hazrat Ash’ath (may Allah be pleased with him) also arrived and asked,“Which hadiths did Abu Abdur Rahman narrate?”We told him. Hazrat Ash’ath said,“This command was revealed regarding my incident, the details of which are as follows: There was some land jointly owned by me and my cousin. My cousin denied my share, so I brought him to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me, ‘Do you have any witnesses?’ I replied, ‘No.’ The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Jew, ‘Then you swear an oath.’ I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! He will take my property by swearing an oath.’ Upon this, Allah revealed this verse up to the end: ‘Those who exchange Allah’s covenant and their oaths for a small price...’”