Alqamah bin Wail bin Hujr al-Hadrami said on the authority of the father: A man from Hadramaw and a man from kindah came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم . The hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, this (man) has seized land which belonged to my father. Al-Kindi said: That is my land in my possession and I cultivate it; he has no right to it. The Holy prophet (may be peace upon him) said to the Hadrami: Have you any proof? We said: No. he (the Prophet)said: Then he will swear an oath for you. He said: Messenger of Allah, he is a reprobate and he would not care to swear to anything and stick at nothing. He said: That is only your recourse

Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: Ibn Abbas wrote to me that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم had defendant should take an oath.

Al-Ashath bin Qais said: A Jew and I shared some land and he denied my right, so I took him to the holy prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم . The holy prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said to me: Have you have proof. I said: No. He then said to the Jew: Swear an oath I said Messenger of Allah, he will swear an oath and go off my property. So Allah sent down:“Those who barter for a small price Allah’s covenant and their oaths. . . . " to the end of the verse.

Al-Ashath bin Qais said: A men from Kindah and a men from Hadramawt came to the Holy Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم with their dispute about a land in the Yemen. The Hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, the this (man)had usurped land belonging to me, and it is his possession. He asked: Have you any proof ?He replied: No, but I can have him swear on oath. Allah knows that it is my land, and father seized it from me. The Kindi was prepared to take oath. He then narrated the rest of the tradition.