عن عائشةَ رضي اللّه عنها أنَّ رسولَ اللّه صلّى اللّه عليه وسلَم قال: «مَنْ ظَلَمَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ مِنَ الأرْضِ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ» متفقٌ عليه.
'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever unjustly takes even a hand-span of land will be encircled by it on the Day of Resurrection down through seven earths." Agreed upon (narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim).
الشرح · explanation
ظلم: أخذ بغير حقّ. قيد: قدر. طُوِّقه من سبع أرضين: أي إنَّه يُعاقَب بالخسف إلى سبع أرَضين؛ فتكون كلُّ أرض طوقًا في عنقه.
Unjustly takes (zalama): took without right. The measure of (qid): the extent or amount of something. Encircled by it down through seven earths (tuwwiqahu min sab'i aradin): meaning he will be punished by being swallowed into the seven earths, each earth becoming a collar around his neck.
الدروس · lessons
الدلالة على عِظَم ذنب الظالم وثِقل حِمله. تحريم الظلم والغصب، لتغليظ العقوبة والوعيد الشديد على من ظَلم الناس وسَلَبَهم حقوقهم. الحثّ على المبادرة لأداء الحقوق إلى أصحابها مهما قلَّت.
An indication of the enormity of the wrongdoer's sin and the heaviness of his burden. The prohibition of injustice and usurpation, given the severity of the punishment and the stern warning against those who wrong people and seize their rights. The encouragement to hasten in restoring rights to their owners, no matter how small.