97/24. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7446 — False Oath and Withholding Water
“Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah. Looking at their Lord.”
Hadith About Three People Allah Will Not Speak To
Sahih Bukhari : 7446
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7446
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " ثَلاَثَةٌ لاَ يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلاَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ رَجُلٌ حَلَفَ عَلَى سِلْعَةٍ لَقَدْ أَعْطَى بِهَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَعْطَى وَهْوَ كَاذِبٌ، وَرَجُلٌ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ كَاذِبَةٍ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ لِيَقْتَطِعَ بِهَا مَالَ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ، وَرَجُلٌ مَنَعَ فَضْلَ مَاءٍ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، الْيَوْمَ أَمْنَعُكَ فَضْلِي، كَمَا مَنَعْتَ فَضْلَ مَا لَمْ تَعْمَلْ يَدَاكَ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "(There are) three (types of persons to whom) Allah will neither speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor look at them (They are):--(1) a man who takes a false oath that he has been offered for a commodity a price greater than what he has actually been offered; (2) and a man who takes a false oath after the `Asr (prayer) in order to grab the property of a Muslim through it; (3) and a man who forbids others to use the remaining superfluous water. To such a man Allah will say on the Day of Resurrection, 'Today I withhold My Blessings from you as you withheld the superfluous part of that (water) which your hands did not create.' "
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7446In-book reference : Book 97, Hadith 72USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 538
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7446
This Hadith names three types of people who receive a severe warning on the Day of Resurrection. The first is a man who falsely swears that he was offered more for a commodity than he really was. The second is a man who swears a false oath after Asr in order to take the property of a Muslim. The third is a man who prevents others from using leftover water. The Hadith connects dishonesty in trade, injustice in property, and selfish control over water. For searches like three people Allah will not speak to hadith, false oath after Asr, and withholding water hadith, this narration gives a clear list and a serious warning.
What we learn from this hadith
- False claims in trade are not treated lightly in this Hadith.
- A false oath used to take property is a grave injustice.
- Withholding extra water from others is strongly warned against.
- Blessings should not be used selfishly when others need them.
