Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْظَمُ الْغُلُولِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ذِرَاعٌ مِنْ أَرْضٍ يَكُونُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ أَوْ بَيْنَ الشَّرِيكَيْنِ لِلدَّارِ فَيَقْتَسِمَانِ فَيَسْرِقُ أَحَدُهُمَا مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ ذِرَاعًا مِنْ أَرْضٍ فَيُطَوَّقُهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ قَالَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ وَقَالَ إِذَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ وَأَبُو النَّضْرِ قَالَا الْأَشْجَعِيُّ أَوْ قَالَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ.
English Translation
Waki' narrated to us, from Sharik, from 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Aqil, from 'Ata' ibn Yasar, from Abu Malik al-Ash'ari, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'The gravest form of misappropriation (ghulul) before Allah on the Day of Resurrection is a cubit's length of land, which lies between two men or between two partners of a house; they divide it, and one of them steals from his companion a cubit of land, so he will be encircled with it from seven earths.' Aswad narrated to us, from Sharik, who said 'al-Ash'ari,' and said: 'When he does that, he is encircled with it from seven earths.' Aswad narrated to us, from Sharik: Yahya ibn Abi Kathir and Abu al-Nadr narrated to us, and they both said 'al-Ashja'i,' or he said 'al-Ash'ari.'