فَجَاءَ الْأَشْعَثُ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ، فَقَالَ: فِيَّ نَزَلَتْ وَفِي رَجُلٍ خَاصَمْتُهُ فِي بِئْرٍ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَلَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ، قُلْتُ: لَا، قَالَ: فَلْيَحْلِفْ، قُلْتُ: إِذًا يَحْلِفُ، فَنَزَلَتْ: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ سورة آل عمران آية 77.
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 7184
'Al- Ashath came while `Abdullah was narrating (this) to the people. Al-Ashath said, "This verse was revealed regarding me and another man with whom I had a quarrel about a well. The Prophet said (to me), "Do you have any evidence?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Let your opponent take an oath.' I said: I am sure he would take a (false) oath." Thereupon it was revealed: 'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant ....' (3.77)۔
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020