Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 84

كِتَاب كَفَّارَاتِ الْأَيْمَانِ

The Book of The Expiation of Unfulfilled Oaths

15 hadith · 10 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ كَفَّارَاتِ الأَيْمَانِ:(1) Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “(Then for the) expiation (of a deliberate oath) feed ten Masakin (poor persons)…"22- بَابُ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {قَدْ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ تَحِلَّةَ أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَاللَّهُ مَوْلاَكُمْ وَهْوَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ}:(2) Chapter. When is expiation due or obligatory upon the rich and the poor? And the Statement of Allah: "Allah has already ordained fro you (O men) the dissolution of your oaths. And Allah is your Maula (Lord, Master, Protector) and He is the All-Knower, the All-Wise." (V.66:2)33- بَابُ مَنْ أَعَانَ الْمُعْسِرَ فِي الْكَفَّارَةِ:(3) Chapter. The man who helped another person in difficult circumstances to make an expiation (for the latter’s fault).44- بَابُ يُعْطِي فِي الْكَفَّارَةِ عَشَرَةَ مَسَاكِينَ، قَرِيبًا كَانَ أَوْ بَعِيدًا:(4) Chapter. For expiation (of one’s oath) one should feed ten poor persons no matter whether they are relatives or not.55- بَابُ صَاعِ الْمَدِينَةِ:(5) Chapter. The Sa (measuring unit) of Al-Madina.66- بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ}، وَأَيُّ الرِّقَابِ أَزْكَى؟(6) Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “...Or manumit a slave...” (V.5:89) And the manumission of what sort of slave is best?77- بَابُ عِتْقِ الْمُدَبَّرِ وَأُمِّ الْوَلَدِ وَالْمُكَاتَبِ فِي الْكَفَّارَةِ، وَعِتْقِ وَلَدِ الزِّنَا:(7) Chapter. What is said about the manumission of Mudabbar, and Umm Walad and a Mukatab for expiation; and the manumission of a bastard.88- بَابُ إِذَا أَعْتَقَ فِي الْكَفَّارَةِ لِمَنْ يَكُونُ وَلاَؤُهُ؟(8) Chapter. If somebody manumits a slave for expiation (for dissolving oaths etc.), (then) for whom will the slave’s Wala be?99- بَابُ الاِسْتِثْنَاءِ فِي الأَيْمَانِ:(9) Chapter. To say: “In sha Allah” (If Allah will) while taking an oath.1010- بَابُ الْكَفَّارَةِ قَبْلَ الْحِنْثِ وَبَعْدَهُ:(10) Chapter. To make expiation for one’s oath before or after dissolving it.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 6708فِدْيَةٌ مِنْ صِيَامٍ ، أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ ، أَوْ نُسُكٍI came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said to me, "Come near." So I went near to him and he said, "Are your lice troubling you?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "(Shave your head and) make expiation in the form of fasting, Sadaqa 6 narratorsBukhari · 6709فَهَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُومَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ ؟A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "I am ruined!" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What is the matter with you?" He said, "I had sexual relation with my wife (while I was fasting) in Ramadan." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Have you 5 narratorsBukhari · 6710هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُومَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ ؟A man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "I am ruined!" The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "What is the matter?" He said, "I have done a sexual relation with my wife (while fasting) in Ramadan." The Prophet said to him?" 6 narratorsBukhari · 6711هَلْ تَجِدُ مَا تُعْتِقُ رَقَبَةً ؟A man came to the Prophets and said, "I am ruined!" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "What is the matter with you?" He said, "I have done a sexual relation with my wife (while fasting) in Ramadan" The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Can 5 narratorsBukhari · 6712كَانَ الصَّاعُ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، مُدًّا وَثُلُثًا بِمُدِّكُمُ الْيَوْمَAs-Sa'ib bin Yazid said, "The Sa' at the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) was equal to one Mudd plus one-third of a Mudd of your time, and then it was increased in the time of Caliph `Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz."4 narratorsBukhari · 6713كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يُعْطِي زَكَاةَ رَمَضَانَ ، بِمُدِّ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، الْمُدِّ الْأَوَّلِ ، وَفِي كَفَّارَةِ الْيَمِينِ ، بِمُدِّ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَIbn `Umar used to give the Zakat of Ramadan (Zakat-al-Fitr) according to the Mudd of the Prophet, the first Mudd, and he also used to give things for expiation for oaths according to the Mudd of the Prophet. Abu Qutaiba 5 narratorsBukhari · 6714اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِي مِكْيَالِهِمْ ، وَصَاعِهِمْ ، وَمُدِّهِمْAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "O Allah! Bestow Your Blessings on their measures, Sa' and Mudd (i.e., of the people of Medina).4 narratorsBukhari · 6715مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً مُسْلِمَةً ، أَعْتَقَ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهُ عُضْوًا مِنَ النَّارِ ، حَتَّى فَرْجَهُ بِفَرْجِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If somebody manumits a Muslim slave, Allah will save from the Fire every part of his body for freeing the corresponding parts of the slave's body, even his private parts will be saved from the Fire8 narratorsBukhari · 6716حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ : أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ دَبَّرَ مَمْلُوكًا لَهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ ، فَبَلَغَ النَّبِيَّJabir said An Ansari man made his slave a Mudabbar and he had no other property than him. When the Prophet (ﷺ) heard of that, he said (to his companions), "Who wants to buy him (i.e., the slave) for me?" Nu'aim bin An-Na4 narratorsBukhari · 6717اشْتَرِيهَا ، فَإِنَّمَا الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَthat she intended to buy Barira (a slave girl) and her masters stipulated that they would have her Wala'. When `Aisha mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ) ; he said, "Buy her, for the Wala' is for the one who manumits."6 narratorsBukhari · 6718وَاللَّهِ لَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ ، مَا عِنْدِي مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْI went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) along with a group of people from (the tribe of) Al-Ash`ari, asking for mounts. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "By Allah, I will not give you anything to ride, and I have nothing to mount you on." 5 narratorsBukhari · 6719إِلَّا كَفَّرْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِي ، وَأَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ ، أَوْ أَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ ، وَكَفَّرْتُthe same narration above (i.e. 709), "I make expiation for my dissolved oath, and I do what is better, or do what is better and make expiation."2 narrators