حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَوَّامُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ السَّکْسَکِيُّ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَی رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَقُولُ أَقَامَ رَجُلٌ سِلْعَتَهُ فَحَلَفَ بِاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَعْطَی بِهَا مَا لَمْ يُعْطِهَا فَنَزَلَتْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي أَوْفَی النَّاجِشُ آکِلُ رِبًا خَائِنٌ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 2675
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa: A man displayed some goods in the market and took a false oath that he had been offered so much for them though he was not offered that amount Then the following Divine Verse was revealed:-- "Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's covenant and their oaths . . . Will get painful punishment." (3.77) Ibn Abu `Aufa added, "Such person as described above is a treacherous Riba eater (i.e. eater of usury).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020