Sunan Abi Dawud · Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur)
باب الْمَعَارِيضِ فِي الْيَمِينِ
Chapter: Ambiguity In Oaths.
2 hadith · references 3255–3256
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Abu Dawud · 3255يَمِينُكَ عَلَى مَا يُصَدِّقُكَ عَلَيْهَا صَاحِبُكَNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Your oath should be about something regarding which your companion will believe you. Musaddad said: Abdullah bin Abi Salih narrated to me. Abu Dawud said: Both o7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 3256خَرَجْنَا نُرِيدُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَمَعَنَا وَائِلُ بْنُ حُجْرٍ ، فَأَخَذَهُ عَدُوٌّ لَهُ ، فَتَحَرَّجَ الْقَوْمُ أَنْ يَحْلِفُوا ، وَحَلَفْتُ أَنَّهُ أَخِي ، فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ ، فَأَNarrated Suwayd ibn Hanzalah: We went out intending (to visit) the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Wail ibn Hujr was with us. His enemy caught him. The people desisted from swearing an oath, but I took an oath that he was my br6 narrators