Chapter 15
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3407
وَعَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَنْهَاكُمْ أَنْ تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ مَنْ كَانَ حَالِفًا فَلْيَحْلِفْ بِاللَّهِ أَوْ ليصمت»
On his authority, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “God forbids you from swearing by your fathers. Whoever swears, let him swear by God.” Or to be silent”
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3408
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَحْلِفُوا بِالطَّوَاغِي وَلَا بِآبَائِكُمْ» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
On the authority of Abd al-Rahman bin Samurah, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Do not swear by tyrants or by your fathers.” Narrated by Muslim
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3409
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:
" مَنْ حَلَفَ فَقَالَ فِي حَلِفِهِ: بِاللَّاتِ وَالْعُزَّى فَلْيَقُلْ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ. وَمَنْ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ: تَعَالَ أقامرك فليتصدق "
" مَنْ حَلَفَ فَقَالَ فِي حَلِفِهِ: بِاللَّاتِ وَالْعُزَّى فَلْيَقُلْ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ. وَمَنْ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ: تَعَالَ أقامرك فليتصدق "
On the authority of Abu Hurairah, on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, he said:
“Whoever swears an oath and says in his oath: By Al-Laat and Al-Uzza, let him say: There is no god but Allah. And whoever says to his companion: Come, let me gamble with you, let him give alms.”
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3410
وَعَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى مِلَّةٍ غَيْرِ الْإِسْلَامِ كَاذِبًا فَهُوَ كَمَا قَالَ وَلَيْسَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِشَيْءٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا عُذِّبَ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ لَعَنَ مُؤْمِنًا فَهُوَ كَقَتْلِهِ وَمَنْ قَذَفَ مُؤْمِنًا بِكُفْرٍ فَهُوَ كَقَتْلِهِ وَمَنِ ادَّعَى دَعْوَى كَاذِبَةً لِيَتَكَثَّرَ بِهَا لَمْ يَزِدْهُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا قِلَّةً»
On the authority of Thabit bin Al-Dahhak, he said: The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “Whoever swears to a religion other than Islam, lying, is as he said and not The son of Adam is in what he does not possess, and whoever kills himself for something in this world will be punished for it on the Day of Resurrection, and whoever curses a believer will be punished for it. Like killing him, and whoever accuses a believer of disbelief, it is like killing him. And whoever claims a false claim in order to multiply it, God will not increase him except a few.”
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3411
وَعَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَنِّي وَاللَّهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلَّا كَفَّرْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَأَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ»
On the authority of Abu Musa, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “By God, God willing, I will not take an oath and see another one better than it.” إِلَّا كَفَّرْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَأَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ»
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3412
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ لَا تَسْأَلِ الْإِمَارَةَ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُوتِيتَهَا عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ وُكِلْتَ إِلَيْهَا وَإِنْ أُوتِيتَهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِذَا حَلَفْتَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَيْتَ غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ» . وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: «فَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خير وَكفر عَن يَمِينك»
On the authority of Abd al-Rahman bin Samurah, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “O Abd al-Rahman bin Samurah, do not ask for leadership.” If you are given it for a question you are entrusted to it, and if you are given it for a question other than a question, you will help it with it, and if you swear an oath and you see Other than it is better than it, so make amends for your oath and give that which is better.” And in a narration: “So go for what is better and make amends for your oath.”
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3413
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وليفعل» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
On the authority of Abu Hurairah, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Whoever takes an oath and sees something better than it, let him expiate his oath and do so.” Narrated by Muslim
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3414
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَاللَّهِ لَأَنْ يَلَجَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِيَمِينِهِ فِي أَهْلِهِ آثَمُ لَهُ عِنْدَ الله نم أَنْ يُعْطِيَ كَفَّارَتَهُ الَّتِي افْتَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ»
On his authority, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “By God, if one of you inserts his right hand into his family, it is sinful for him before God. His atonement, which God imposed on him.”
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3415
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَمِينُكَ عَلَى مَا يُصَدِّقُكَ عَلَيْهِ صَاحبك» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
On his authority, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Your oath is based on what your friend confirms to you.” Narrated by Muslim
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3416
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْيَمِينُ عَلَى نِيَّةِ الْمُسْتَحْلِفِ» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
On his authority, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “The oath is based on the intention of the one who takes the oath.” Narrated by Muslim
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3417
عَن عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ: (لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ)
فِي قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ: لَا وَاللَّهِ وَبَلَى وَاللَّهِ. رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَفِي شَرْحِ السُّنَّةِ لَفْظُ الْمَصَابِيحِ وَقَالَ: رَفَعَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنهُ
فِي قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ: لَا وَاللَّهِ وَبَلَى وَاللَّهِ. رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَفِي شَرْحِ السُّنَّةِ لَفْظُ الْمَصَابِيحِ وَقَالَ: رَفَعَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنهُ
On the authority of Aisha, may God be pleased with her, she said: This verse was revealed: (God will not call you to account for what is vain in your oaths)
In the man’s saying: No, by God, but yes, by God. Narrated by Al-Bukhari, and in the explanation of the Sunnah, he mentioned the word “al-Masabih” and said: Some of them narrated it on the authority of Aisha, may God be pleased with her.
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3418
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ وَلَا بِأُمَّهَاتِكُمْ وَلَا بِالْأَنْدَادِ وَلَا تَحْلِفُوا بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَأَنْتُمْ صَادِقُونَ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ
On the authority of Abu Hurairah, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Do not swear by your fathers, nor by your mothers, nor by equals, nor swear by By God, unless you are truthful.” Narrated by Abu Dawud and Al-Nasa’i
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3419
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ حَلَفَ بِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ أَشْرَكَ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ
On the authority of Ibn Umar, may God be pleased with them both, he said: I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, saying: “Whoever swears by other than God has committed polytheism.” Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3420
وَعَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ حَلَفَ بِالْأَمَانَةِ فَلَيْسَ منا» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
On the authority of Buraydah, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Whoever swears to be honest is not one of us.” Narrated by Abu Dawood
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3421
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
" مَنْ قَالَ: إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ فَإِنْ كَانَ كَاذِبًا فَهُوَ كَمَا قَالَ وَإِنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا فَلَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ سَالِمًا ". رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ
" مَنْ قَالَ: إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ فَإِنْ كَانَ كَاذِبًا فَهُوَ كَمَا قَالَ وَإِنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا فَلَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ سَالِمًا ". رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ
On his authority, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said:
“Whoever says: I am free from Islam, then if he is lying, then he is as he said, and if he is telling the truth, then he will not return to Islam unscathed.” Narrated by Abu Dawud, Al-Nasa’i and Ibn Majah
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3422
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اجْتَهَدَ فِي الْيَمِينِ قَالَ: «لَا وَالَّذِي نفس أَبُو الْقَاسِم بِيَدِهِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
On the authority of Abu Sa`id al-Khudri, he said: Whenever the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, strove to take an oath, he would say: “No, by the One in whose hand is the soul of Abu al-Qasim.” Narrated by Abu Dawood
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3423
وَعَن أبي هُرَيْرَة قَالَ: كَانَتْ يَمِينُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا حَلَفَ: «لَا وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه
On the authority of Abu Hurairah, he said: The oath of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, was when he swore: “No, and I ask forgiveness from God.” Narrated by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3424
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الله ليه وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:
" مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَقَالَ: إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَلَا حِنْثَ عَلَيْهِ ". رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَالدَّارِمِيُّ وَذَكَرَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ جَمَاعَةً وَقَفُوهُ عَلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ
" مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَقَالَ: إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَلَا حِنْثَ عَلَيْهِ ". رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَالدَّارِمِيُّ وَذَكَرَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ جَمَاعَةً وَقَفُوهُ عَلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ
On the authority of Ibn Umar, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said:
“Whoever takes an oath and says: God willing, he will not break it.” It was narrated by Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Al-Nasa’i, Ibn Majah, and Al-Darimi, and Al-Tirmidhi mentioned a group of people who agreed with Ibn Umar.
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3425
عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ ابْنَ عَم لي آتيه فَلَا يُعْطِينِي وَلَا يَصِلُنِي ثُمَّ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيَّ فَيَأْتِينِي فَيَسْأَلُنِي وَقَدْ حَلَفْتُ أَنْ لَا أُعْطِيَهُ وَلَا أَصِلَهُ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَأُكَفِّرَ عَنْ يَمِينِي. رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَأْتِينِي ابْنُ عَمِّي فَأَحْلِفُ أَنْ لَا أُعْطِيَهُ وَلَا أَصِلَهُ قَالَ: «كَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ»
Awf bin Malik, on the authority of his father, said: I said: O Messenger of God, did you see a cousin of mine coming to him, but he does not give me anything or pray to me, then he needs me and comes to me? Then he asked me, and I had sworn not to give it to him or to keep him. So he commanded me to go to what is best and make amends for my oath. Narrated by Al-Nasa’i and Ibn Majah, and in a narration, he said: I said: O Messenger of God, my cousin comes to me and I swear that I will neither give him nor keep him. He said: “Atone for your oath.”
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3426
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ قَالَا: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَنْذُرُوا فَإِنَّ النَّذْرَ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْقَدَرِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّمَا يُسْتَخْرَجُ بِهِ من الْبَخِيل»
On the authority of Abu Hurairah and Ibn Umar, may God be pleased with them, they said: The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “Do not make a vow, for a vow is of no avail. Destiny is a thing, but it is only extracted from the miser.
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3427
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ نَذَرَ أَنْ يُطِيعَ اللَّهَ فَلْيُطِعْهُ وَمَنْ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَعْصِيَهُ فَلَا يَعْصِهِ» . رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ
On the authority of Aisha, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Whoever vows to obey God, let him obey Him, and whoever vows to disobey Him, let him not disobey Him.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3428
وَعَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَلَا فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ الْعَبْدُ» . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: «لَا نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيّة الله»
On the authority of Imran bin Husayn, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “There is no fulfillment of a vow for disobedience or for what the servant does not own.” Narrated by Muslim, and in a narration: “There is no vow to disobey God.”
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3429
وَعَن عقبَة بن عَامر عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كَفَّارَةُ النَّذْرِ كَفَّارَةُ الْيَمِينِ» . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ
On the authority of Uqba bin Aamer, on the authority of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, he said: “The expiation for a vow is the expiation for an oath.” Narrated by Muslim
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3430
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: بَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ إِذا هُوَ بِرَجُل قَائِم فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا: أَبُو إِسْرَائِيلَ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَقُومَ وَلَا يَقْعُدَ وَلَا يَسْتَظِلَّ وَلَا يَتَكَلَّمَ وَيَصُومَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مُرُوهُ فَلْيَتَكَلَّمْ وَلْيَسْتَظِلَّ وَلْيَقْعُدْ وَلْيُتِمَّ صَوْمَهُ» . رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ
On the authority of Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with them both, he said: While the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, was delivering a sermon, when he saw a man standing, he asked him about him, and they said: Abu Israel vowed to stand, not to sit, not to seek shade, not to speak, and to fast, so the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Marwah Let him speak, take shade, sit, and complete his fast.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3431
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى شَيْخًا يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ: «مَا بَالُ هَذَا؟» قَالُوا: نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ إِلَى بَيت الله قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفسه لَغَنِيّ» . وَأمره أَن يركب.
وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِمُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: «ارْكَبْ أَيُّهَا الشَّيْخُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْكَ وَعَن نذرك»
وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِمُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: «ارْكَبْ أَيُّهَا الشَّيْخُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْكَ وَعَن نذرك»
On the authority of Anas, the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, saw an old man being guided between his two sons, and he said: “What is the matter with this?” They said: He vowed to walk to the House of God. He said: “Indeed, God Almighty is sufficient for this man’s torment.” He ordered him to ride. And in a narration by Muslim on the authority of Abu Hurairah, he said: “Ride, O Sheikh, God is Free from you and from your vows.”
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3433
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَنَّ سَعْدَ بن عبَادَة رَضِي الله عَنْهُم اسْتَفْتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ فَأَفْتَاهُ أَنْ يَقْضِيَهُ عَنْهَا
On the authority of Ibn Abbas: Saad bin Ubadah, may God be pleased with them, asked the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, a fatwa regarding a vow he had made to his mother, and she died before that. She was performing it, so he gave him a fatwa to fulfill it on her behalf.
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3434
وَعَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي أَنْ أَنْخَلِعَ مِنْ مَالِي صَدَقَةً إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَمْسِكْ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ» . قُلْتُ: فَإِنِّي أُمْسِكُ سَهْمِي الَّذِي بِخَيْبَر. وَهَذَا طرف من حَدِيث مطول
On the authority of Ka’b bin Malik, he said: I said: O Messenger of God, part of my repentance is that I give up some of my wealth as charity to God and to His Messenger. The Messenger of God said: God, may God bless him and grant him peace: “Keep some of your money, and it will be better for you.” I said: I will keep my arrow in Khaybar. This is part of a long hadith
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3435
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَكَفَّارَتُهُ كَفَّارَةُ الْيَمِينِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيّ
On the authority of Aisha, she said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “There is no vow of sin, and its expiation is the expiation of an oath.” Narrated by Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhi and Al-Nasa’i
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3436
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ نَذَرَ نَذْرًا لم يسمه فَكَفَّارَتُهُ كَفَّارَةُ يَمِينٍ. وَمَنْ نَذَرَ نَذْرًا لَا يُطِيقُهُ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ كَفَّارَةُ يَمِينٍ. وَمَنْ نَذَرَ نَذْرًا أَطَاقَهُ فَلْيَفِ بِهِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَابْنُ مَاجَه وَوَقفه بَعضهم على ابْن عَبَّاس
On the authority of Ibn Abbas, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Whoever makes a vow and does not name it, his expiation is the expiation of an oath.” And whoever makes a vow that he cannot bear, his atonement is the expiation of an oath. And whoever makes a vow and is able to fulfill it, let him fulfill it.” Narrated by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah, and some of them attributed it to Ibn Abbas.
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3437
وَعَن ثَابت بن الضَّحَّاك قَالَ: نَذَرَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَنْحَرَ إِبِلًا بِبُوَانَةَ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَلْ كَانَ فِيهَا وَثَنٌ مِنْ أَوْثَانِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يُعْبَدُ؟» قَالُوا: لَا قَالَ: «فَهَلْ كَانَ فِيهِ عِيدٌ مِنْ أَعْيَادِهِمْ؟» قَالُوا: لَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أوف بِنَذْرِك فَإِنَّهُ لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ وَلَا فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ ابْنُ آدَمَ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
On the authority of Thabit bin Al-Dahhak, he said: A man vowed at the time of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, to slaughter camels at Bawana, so he came to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. So he informed him, and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Was there one of the idols of the pre-Islamic times there? Is he worshiped? They said: No. He said: “Was there one of their festivals on it?” They said: No, so the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Fulfill your vow, for there is no fulfillment of a vow in disobedience to God or in what the son of Adam does not possess.” . Narrated by Abu Dawood
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3438
وَعَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جده رَضِي الله عَنهُ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً قَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَضْرِبَ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ بِالدُّفِّ قَالَ: «أَوْفِي بِنَذْرِكِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ
وَزَادَ رَزِينٌ: قَالَتْ: وَنَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَذْبَحَ بِمَكَانِ كَذَا وَكَذَا مَكَانٌ يَذْبَحُ فِيهِ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَالَ: «هَلْ كَانَ بِذَلِكِ الْمَكَانِ وَثَنٌ مِنْ أَوْثَانِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يُعْبَدُ؟» قَالَتْ: لَا قَالَ: «هَلْ كَانَ فِيهِ عِيدٌ مِنْ أَعْيَادِهِمْ؟» قَالَتْ: لَا قَالَ: «أَوْفِي بِنَذْرِك»
وَزَادَ رَزِينٌ: قَالَتْ: وَنَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَذْبَحَ بِمَكَانِ كَذَا وَكَذَا مَكَانٌ يَذْبَحُ فِيهِ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَالَ: «هَلْ كَانَ بِذَلِكِ الْمَكَانِ وَثَنٌ مِنْ أَوْثَانِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يُعْبَدُ؟» قَالَتْ: لَا قَالَ: «هَلْ كَانَ فِيهِ عِيدٌ مِنْ أَعْيَادِهِمْ؟» قَالَتْ: لَا قَالَ: «أَوْفِي بِنَذْرِك»
On the authority of Amr bin Shuaib, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather, may God be pleased with him, that a woman said: O Messenger of God, I have vowed to strike your head with the tambourine. He said: “Fulfill your vow.” Narrated by Abu Dawud, and Razin added: She said: I vowed to slaughter in such-and-such a place, a place where people slaughter. Pre-Islamic times, so he said: “Was there an idol of the pre-Islamic times being worshipped in that place?” She said: No. He said: “Was there one of their festivals there?” She said: No. He said: “Fulfill your vow.”
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3439
وَعَن أبي لبَابَة: أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي أَنْ أَهْجُرَ دَارَ قَوْمِي الَّتِي أَصَبْتُ فِيهَا الذَّنْبَ وَأَنْ أَنْخَلِعَ مِنْ مَالِي كُلِّهِ صَدَقَةً قَالَ: «يُجْزِئُ عَنْكَ الثُّلُثُ» . رَوَاهُ رزين
On the authority of Abu Lubabah: He said to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace: Part of my repentance is that I leave the home of my people in which I committed the sin and that I divorce myself. Of my wealth, all of it is charity. He said: “A third will suffice for you.” Narrated by Razin
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3440
وَعَن جَابر بن عبد الله: أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَامَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُول الله لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِنْ فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ مَكَّةَ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ: «صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم هَهُنَا» ثمَّ عَاد فَقَالَ: «صل هَهُنَا» ثُمَّ أَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: «شَأْنَكَ إِذًا» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد والدارمي
On the authority of Jabir bin Abdullah: A man stood up on the day of the conquest and said: O Messenger of God, to God Almighty, if God conquers Mecca for you, I may pray in the Holy House. Two rak'ahs. He said: “May God’s prayers and peace be upon him here.” Then he came back and said: “Pray here.” Then he repeated it again and said: “What about you then?” Narrated by Abu Dawood And the Darmi
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3441
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَنَّ أُخْتَ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَحُجَّ مَاشِيَة وَأَنَّهَا لَا تطِيق ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنْ مَشْيِ أُخْتِكَ فَلْتَرْكَبْ وَلْتُهْدِ بَدَنَةً» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالدَّارِمِيُّ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِأَبِي دَاوُدَ: فَأَمَرَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ تَرْكَبَ وَتُهْدِيَ هَدْيًا وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لَهُ: فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَصْنَعُ بِشَقَاءِ أُخْتِكَ شَيْئًا فَلْتَرْكَبْ ولتحج وتكفر يَمِينهَا»
On the authority of Ibn Abbas: The sister of Uqba ibn Amir, may God be pleased with them, vowed to perform Hajj on livestock, but she could not bear it, so the Prophet said, “Pray May God bless him and grant him peace: “Indeed, God is independent of your sister’s walking, so let her ride and guide a camel.” Narrated by Abu Dawud and Al-Darimi, and in a narration By Abu Dawud: Then the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, ordered her to ride and bring a sacrificial animal. In his narration: The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “Indeed May God not do anything to your sister’s misery, so let her ride and perform Hajj and make up for her oath.”
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3442
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ عُقْبَةَ بن عَامر سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ أُخْتٍ لَهُ نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَحُجَّ حَافِيَةً غَيْرَ مُخْتَمِرَةٍ فَقَالَ: «مُرُوهَا فَلْتَخْتَمِرْ وَلْتَرْكَبْ وَلْتَصُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ والدارمي
And on the authority of Abdullah bin Malik that Uqba bin Amer asked the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, about a sister of his who had vowed to perform Hajj barefoot and not wearing the covering. He said: “Tell her to leave her garment, ride, and fast for three days.” Narrated by Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Nasa’i, and Ibn Majah And the Darmi
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3443
وَعَن سعيد بن الْمسيب: أَنَّ أَخَوَيْنِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كَانَ بَيْنَهُمَا مِيرَاثٌ فَسَأَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ الْقِسْمَةَ فَقَالَ: إِنْ عُدْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي الْقِسْمَةَ فَكُلُّ مَالِي فِي رِتَاجِ الْكَعْبَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ: إِنَّ الْكَعْبَةَ غَنِيَّةٌ عَنْ مَالِكَ كَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَكَلِّمْ أَخَاكَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا يَمِينَ عَلَيْكَ وَلَا نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ الرَّبِّ وَلَا فِي قَطِيعَةِ الرَّحِمِ وَلَا فِيمَا لَا يملك» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
On the authority of Saeed bin Al-Musayyab: Two Ansar brothers had an inheritance, and one of them asked its owner about the division, and he said: If you come back and ask me about the division, then all I have nothing to do with the decoration of the Kaaba. Omar said to him: The Kaaba is insufficient for your money. Atone for your oath and speak to your brother, for I have heard The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, says: “There is no oath or vow against you regarding disobedience to the Lord, nor severing ties of kinship, nor regarding what he does not possess.” Narrated by Abu Dawood
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3444
عَن عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ:
" النَّذْرُ نَذْرَانِ: فَمَنْ كَانَ نَذَرَ فِي طَاعَةٍ فَذَلِكَ لِلَّهِ فِيهِ الْوَفَاءُ وَمَنْ كَانَ نَذَرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ فَذَلِكَ لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلَا وَفَاء فِيهِ وَيُكَفِّرُهُ مَا يُكَفِّرُ الْيَمِينَ ". رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ
" النَّذْرُ نَذْرَانِ: فَمَنْ كَانَ نَذَرَ فِي طَاعَةٍ فَذَلِكَ لِلَّهِ فِيهِ الْوَفَاءُ وَمَنْ كَانَ نَذَرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ فَذَلِكَ لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلَا وَفَاء فِيهِ وَيُكَفِّرُهُ مَا يُكَفِّرُ الْيَمِينَ ". رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ
On the authority of Imran bin Husayn, he said: I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, say:
“A vow is two vows: whoever makes a vow of obedience, that is for God and there is no fulfillment in it. And whoever makes a vow of disobedience, that is for Satan and there is no fulfillment in it.” And what expiates for it is what expiates for an oath.” Narrated by Al-Nasa’i
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3445
وَعَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْتَشِرِ قَالَ: إِنَّ رَجُلًا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَنْحَرَ نَفْسَهُ إِنْ نَجَّاهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ فَسَأَلَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ: سَلْ مَسْرُوقًا فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ: لَا تَنْحَرْ نَفْسَكَ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ مُؤْمِنًا قَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا مُؤْمِنَةً وَإِنْ كُنْتَ كَافِرًا تَعَجَّلْتَ إِلَى النَّارِ وَاشْتَرِ كَبْشًا فَاذْبَحْهُ لِلْمَسَاكِينِ فَإِنَّ إِسْحَاقَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ وَفُدِيَ بِكَبْشٍ فَأَخْبَرَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ: هَكَذَا كُنْتُ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُفْتِيَكَ. رَوَاهُ رَزِينٌ
On the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Muntashir, he said: A man vowed to slaughter himself if God saved him from his enemy, so he asked Ibn Abbas and he said to him: Ask what was stolen. So he asked him, and he said to him: Do not slaughter yourself, for if you are a believer, you will kill a believing soul, and if you are an unbeliever, you will hasten to Hell. And buy a ram and slaughter it for the poor, for Isaac is better than you. A ram was sacrificed, so he told Ibn Abbas, and he said: This is what I wanted to do. I give you fatwa. Narrated by Razin
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Mishkat al-Masabih # 15/3406
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَكْثَرُ مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يحلف: «لَا ومقلب الْقُلُوب» . رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ
On the authority of Ibn Omar, may God be pleased with them both, the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, would often swear: “No, by the one who turns hearts.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari