30/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1713a — Eloquent Claims and True Rights
So the judgement of the judge does not change what happened
Hadith About False Claims and the Piece of Fire Warning
Sahih Muslim : 1713a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1713a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّكُمْ تَخْتَصِمُونَ إِلَىَّ وَلَعَلَّ بَعْضَكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَلْحَنَ بِحُجَّتِهِ مِنْ بَعْضٍ فَأَقْضِي لَهُ عَلَى نَحْوٍ مِمَّا أَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ فَمَنْ قَطَعْتُ لَهُ مِنْ حَقِّ أَخِيهِ شَيْئًا فَلاَ يَأْخُذْهُ فَإِنَّمَا أَقْطَعُ لَهُ بِهِ قِطْعَةً مِنَ النَّارِ " .
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
Umm Salama reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: You bring to me, for (judgment) your disputes, some of you perhaps being more eloquent in their plea than others, so I give judgment on their behalf according to what I hear from them. (Bear in mind, in my judgment) if I slice off anything for him from the right of his brother, he should not accept that, for I sliced off for him a portion from the Hell.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1713aIn-book reference : Book 30, Hadith 4USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 18, Hadith 4247
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1713a
This hadith about false claims is a serious warning about disputes. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that people bring their cases to him, and one person may be more eloquent in his plea than another. He judges by what he hears. But if someone receives part of his brother’s right through that judgment, he should not take it. The text calls it a portion from the Fire. The message is clear: winning an argument does not make another person’s right lawful. For searches like piece of fire hadith or eloquent argument hadith, the teaching is about honesty before Allah, even when a judgment seems to favor you.
What we learn from this hadith
- Strong speech can affect how a case sounds.
- A judgment based on what is heard does not make a false right lawful.
- A person should not take what belongs to another.
