Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 22

كِتَاب الْأَيْمَانِ وَالنُّذُورِ

Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur)

84 hadith · 32 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب التَّغْلِيظِ فِي الأَيْمَانِ الْفَاجِرَةِChapter: Stern Warning Against False Oaths.2باب فِيمَنْ حَلَفَ يَمِينًا لِيَقْتَطِعَ بِهَا مَالاً لأَحَدٍChapter: One Who Swears An Oath In Order To Usurp The Wealth Of Another.3باب مَا جَاءَ فِي تَعْظِيمِ الْيَمِينِ عِنْدَ مِنْبَرِ النَّبِيِّChapter: Seriousness Of Swearing By The Minbar Of The Prophet (saws).4باب الْحَلِفِ بِالأَنْدَادِChapter: Swearing By Other Than Allah.5باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الْحَلِفِ بِالآبَاءِChapter: It Is Disliked To Swear By One’s Forefathers.6باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الْحَلِفِ بِالأَمَانَةِChapter: It Is Disliked To Swear By Al-Amanah.7باب لَغْوِ الْيَمِينِChapter: Idle (Laghw) Oaths.8باب الْمَعَارِيضِ فِي الْيَمِينِChapter: Ambiguity In Oaths.9باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْحَلِفِ بِالْبَرَاءَةِ وَبِمِلَّةٍ غَيْرِ الإِسْلاَمِChapter: What Has Been Reported About Swearing That One Has Nothing To Do With Islam Or That One Belongs To Another Religion.10باب الرَّجُلِ يَحْلِفُ أَنْ لاَ يَتَأَدَّمَChapter: If A Man Swears That He Will Not Eat Idam.11باب الاِسْتِثْنَاءِ فِي الْيَمِينِChapter: Saying "If Allah Wills" When Swearing An Oath.12باب مَا جَاءَ فِي يَمِينِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا كَانَتْChapter: How The Prophet (saws) Swore An Oath.13باب فِي الْقَسَمِ هَلْ يَكُونُ يَمِينًاChapter: Is Al-Qasam An Oath?14باب فِيمَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى الطَّعَامِ لاَ يَأْكُلُهُChapter: One Who Swears Not To Eat Food.15باب الْيَمِينِ فِي قَطِيعَةِ الرَّحِمِChapter: An Oath To Sever Ties Of Kinship.16باب فِيمَنْ يَحْلِفُ كَاذِبًا مُتَعَمِّدًاChapter: Intentionally Swearing A False Oath.17باب الرَّجُلِ يُكَفِّرُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَحْنَثَChapter: Breaking The Oath When That Is Better.18باب كَمِ الصَّاعُ فِي الْكَفَّارَةِChapter: How Much Is The Sa’ For Expiation?19باب فِي الرَّقَبَةِ الْمُؤْمِنَةِChapter: Freeing A Believing Slave (As Expiation).20باب الاِسْتِثْنَاءِ فِي الْيَمِينِ بَعْدَ السُّكُوتِChapter: Making An Exception (Saying: In-Sha’-Allah) After Swearing One’s Oath.21باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ النَّذْرِChapter: Is It Disliked To Make Vows.22باب مَا جَاءَ فِي النَّذْرِ فِي الْمَعْصِيَةِChapter: Vowing To Commit An Act Of Disobedience.23باب مَنْ رَأَى عَلَيْهِ كَفَّارَةً إِذَا كَانَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍChapter: The View That Atonement Is Necessary If A Man Vows To Disobey Allah.24باب مَنْ نَذَرَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِChapter: One Who Vows To Perform Salah In Bait Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem).25باب فِي قَضَاءِ النَّذْرِ عَنِ الْمَيِّتِChapter: Fulfilling A Vow On Behalf Of One Who Had Died.26باب مَا جَاءَ فِيمَنْ مَاتَ وَعَلَيْهِ صِيَامٌ صَامَ عَنْهُ وَلِيُّهُChapter: If A Person Dies Owing Fasts, His Heir Should Fast On His Behalf.27باب مَا يُؤْمَرُ بِهِ مِنَ الْوَفَاءِ بِالنَّذْرِChapter: The Commandment To Fulfill Vows.28باب فِي النَّذْرِ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُChapter: A Vow Concerning What One Does Not Possess.29باب فِيمَنْ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِمَالِهِChapter: The One Who Vows To Give His Wealth In Charity.30باب مَنْ نَذَرَ نَذْرًا لاَ يُطِيقُهُChapter: On A Man Who Takes Vows For A Thing Over Which He has no control.31باب مَنْ نَذَرَ نَذْرًا لَمْ يُسَمِّهِChapter: On A Man Who Takes A Vow But Does Not Name it.32باب مَنْ نَذَرَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَ الإِسْلاَمَChapter: If A Person Made A Vow In Jahiliyyah Then Entered Islam.

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First narrations

Abu Dawud · 3242مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ مَصْبُورَةٍ كَاذِبًا ، فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ بِوَجْهِهِ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِNarrated Imran ibn Husayn: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone swears a false oath in confinement, he should make his seat in Hell on account of his (act).5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3243مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ هُوَ فِيهَا فَاجِرٌ ، لِيَقْتَطِعَ بِهَا مَالَ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ ، لَقِيَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ غَضْبَانُ ، فَقَالَ الْأَشْعَثُ : فِيَّ وَاللَّهِ كَانَ ذَلِكَ ، كَانَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِNarrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who swears an oath in which he tells a lie to take the property of a Muslim by unfair means, will meet Allah while He is angry with him. Al-Ashath said: I sw6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3244يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ أَرْضِي اغْتَصَبَنِيهَا أَبُو هَذَا ، وَهِيَ فِي يَدِهِ ، قَالَ : هَلْ لَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ ؟ ، قَالَ : لَا ، وَلَكِنْ أُحَلِّفُهُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا أَرْضِي ، اغْتَصَبَنِيهَا أَبُوهُ ، فَتNarrated Al-Ashath ibn Qays: A man of Kindah and a man of Hadramawt brought their dispute to the Prophet ﷺ about a land in the Yemen. Al-Hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, the father of this (man) usurped my land and it i5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3245جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ حَضْرَمَوْتَ ، وَرَجُلٌ مِنْ كِنْدَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ هَذَا غَلَبَنِي عَلَى أَرْضٍ كَانَتْ لِأَبِي ، فَقَالNarrated Alqamah bin Wail bin Hujr al-Hadrami: On the Authority of his father: A man from Hadramawt and a man of Kindah came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Al-Hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, this (man) took away forcibly5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3246لَا يَحْلِفُ أَحَدٌ عِنْدَ مِنْبَرِي هَذَا عَلَى يَمِينٍ آثِمَةٍ ، وَلَوْ عَلَى سِوَاكٍ أَخْضَرَ ، إِلَّا تَبَوَّأَ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ ، أَوْ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ النَّارُNarrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet ﷺ said: One should not take a false oath at this pulpit of mine even on a green tooth-stick; otherwise he will make his abode in Hell, or Hell will be certain for him.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3247مَنْ حَلَفَ ، فَقَالَ فِي حَلْفِهِ : وَاللَّاتِ ، فَلْيَقُلْ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، وَمَنْ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ : تَعَالَ أُقَامِرْكَ ، فَلْيَتَصَدَّقْ بِشَيْءٍNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If anyone swears on oath is the course which he says: "By al-Lat" he should say: There is no god but Allah, and that if anyone says to his friend: Come and let m6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3248لَا تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ ، وَلَا بِأُمَّهَاتِكُمْ ، وَلَا بِالْأَنْدَادِ ، وَلَا تَحْلِفُوا إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ ، وَلَا تَحْلِفُوا بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَأَنْتُمْ صَادِقُونَNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Do not swear by your fathers, or by your mothers, or by rivals to Allah; and swear by Allah only, and swear by Allah only when you are speaking the truth.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3249أَدْرَكَهُ وَهُوَ فِي رَكْبٍ ، وَهُوَ يَحْلِفُ بِأَبِيهِ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَنْهَاكُمْ أَنْ تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ ، فَمَنْ كَانَ حَالِفًا ، فَلْيَحْلِفْ بِاللَّهِ أَوْ لِيَسْكُتْNarrated Ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ found Umar al-Khattab in a caravan while he was swearing by his father. So he said: Allah forbids you to swear by forefathers. If anyone swears, he must swear by Allah or keep 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3250حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : سَمِعَنِي رَسُولُ اللّThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn Umar through a different chain of narrators to the same effect up to the words "by your fathers". This version adds: " Umar said: I swear by Allah, I never s7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3251مَنْ حَلَفَ بِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ أَشْرَكَSaeed ibn Ubaydah said: Ibn Umar heard a man swearing: No, I swear by the Kabah. Ibn Umar said to him: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: He who swears by anyone but Allah is polytheist.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3252أَفْلَحَ وَأَبِيهِ إِنْ صَدَقَ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ ، وَأَبِيهِ إِنْ صَدَقَReferring to the story of a bedouin, Talhah bin Ubaid Allah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: He became successful, by his father, if he speaks the truth, he will enter paradise, by his father, if he speaks truth.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3253مَنْ حَلَفَ بِالْأَمَانَةِ ، فَلَيْسَ مِنَّاNarrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Prophet ﷺ said: He who swears by Amanah (faithfulness) is not one of our number.5 narrators