44/5. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4458 — False Oaths, Reminding Gifts, and Dragging the Izar
The One Who Sells His Product By Means Of False Oaths
False Oaths in Business and Other Serious Warnings
Sunan an-Nasai : 4458
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4458
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُدْرِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ خَرَشَةَ بْنِ الْحُرِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " ثَلاَثَةٌ لاَ يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلاَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ " . فَقَرَأَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ خَابُوا وَخَسِرُوا . قَالَ " الْمُسْبِلُ إِزَارَهُ وَالْمُنَفِّقُ سِلْعَتَهُ بِالْحَلِفِ الْكَاذِبِ وَالْمَنَّانُ عَطَاءَهُ " .
Abu Dharr Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day of Resurrection, or will He look at them, or sanctify them, and theirs will be a painful torment: Abu Dharr said:" May they be lost and doomed: He said: "The one who drags his Izar (below the ankles) the one who sells his product by means of false oaths, and the one who reminds others (Al-Mannan) of what he has given to them"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4458In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 10English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4463
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4458
This hadith names three people who face a severe warning on the Day of Resurrection. The first is the one who drags his izar below the ankles. The second is the seller who promotes a product through false oaths. The third is the person who reminds others of what he has given them. These acts should be kept separate when the hadith is explained. The business lesson is especially clear: false swearing must not be used to push a sale. The charity lesson is also direct: a gift should not become a tool for humiliating or pressuring the recipient through reminders. The narration gives a painful consequence and should be presented without weakening its wording or adding promises not found in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not use false oaths to sell products.
- Do not spoil giving by repeatedly reminding the recipient.
- The hadith also warns the one who drags the izar below the ankles.
- Each of the three acts carries a severe warning in this narration.
