Oaths and Vows

Oaths and Vows










Volume 8, Book 78, Number 618:

Narrated 'Aisha:

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq had never broken his oaths till Allah revealed
the
expiation for the oaths. Then he said, "If I take an oath to do
something and later on I find something else better than the first
one, then I do what is better and make expiation for my oath."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 619:

Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:

The Prophet said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a
ruler, because if you are given authority for it, then you will be
held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking for

it, then you will be helped in it (by Allah): and whenever you take
an
oath to do something and later you find that something else is
better
than the first, then do the better one and make expiation for your
oath."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 620:

Narrated Abu Musa:

I went to the Prophet along with a group of Al-Ash'ariyin in order
to
request him to provide us with mounts. He said, "By Allah, I will
not
provide you with mounts and I haven't got anything to mount you
on."
Then we stayed there as long as Allah wished us to stay, and then
three very nice looking she-camels were brought to him and he made
us
ride them. When we left, we, or some of us, said, "By Allah, we
will
not be blessed, as we came to the Prophet asking him for mounts,
and
he swore that he would not give us any mounts but then he did give
us.
So let us go back to the Prophet and remind him (of his oath)."
When
we returned to him (and reminded him of the fact), he said, "I did
not
give you mounts, but it is Allah Who gave you. By Allah, Allah
willing, if I ever take an oath to do something and then I find
something else than the first, I will make expiation for my oath
and
do the thing which is better (or do something which is better and
give
the expiation for my oath)."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 621:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "We (Muslims) are the last in the world, but will
be
foremost on the Day of Resurrection." Allah's Apostle also said,
"By
Allah, if anyone of you insists on fulfilling an oath by which he
may
harm his family, he commits a greater sin in Allah's sight than
that
of dissolving his oath and making expiation for it."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 622:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "Anyone who takes an oath through which his
family may be harmed, and insists on keeping it, he surely commits a

sin greater (than that of dissolving his oath). He should rather
compensate for that oath by making expiation."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 623:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle sent an army detachment and made Usama bin Zaid its

commander. Some people criticized (spoke badly of) Usama's
leadership.
So Allah's Apostle got up saying, "If you people are criticizing
Usama's leadership, you have already criticized the leadership of
his
father before. But Wa-aimullah (i.e., By Allah), he (i.e. Zaid)
deserved the leadership, and he was one of the most beloved persons
to
me; and now this (his son Usama) is one of the dearest persons to
me
after him." (See Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 624:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

The oath of the Prophet used to be: "No, by Him who turns the
hearts."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 625:

Narrated Jabir bin Samura:

The Prophet said, "If Caesar is ruined, there will be no Caesar
after
him; and if Khosrau is ruined, there will be no Khosrau, after him;

and, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, surely you will spend their
treasures in Allah's Cause."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 626:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "If Khosrau is ruined, there will be no
Khosrau
after him; and if Caesar is ruined, there will be no Caesar after
him.
By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, surely you will spend
their
treasures in Allah's Cause."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 627:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet said, "O followers of Muhammad! By Allah, if you knew
what
I know, you would weep much and laugh little."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 628:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Hisham:

We were with the Prophet and he was holding the hand of 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab. 'Umar said to Him, "O Allah's Apostle! You are dearer
to
me than everything except my own self." The Prophet said, "No, by
Him
in Whose Hand my soul is, (you will not have complete faith) till I
am
dearer to you than your own self." Then 'Umar said to him,
"However,
now, by Allah, you are dearer to me than my own self." The Prophet
said, "Now, O 'Umar, (now you are a believer)."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 629:

Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid:

Two men had a dispute in the presence of Allah's Apostle. One of
them
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's
Laws."
The other who was wiser, said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle! Judge
between
us according to Allah's Laws and allow me to speak. The Prophet
said,
"Speak." He said, "My son was a laborer serving this (person) and
he
committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife, The people said

that my son is to be stoned to death, but I ransomed him with
one-hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the learned
people,
who informed me that my son should receive one hundred lashes and
will
be exiled for one year, and stoning will be the lot for the man's
wife." Allah's Apostle said, "Indeed, by Him in Whose Hand my soul
is,
I will judge between you according to Allah's Laws: As for your
sheep
and slave girl, they are to be returned to you." Then he scourged
his
son one hundred lashes and exiled him for one year. Then Unais
Al-Aslami was ordered to go to the wife of the second man, and if
she
confessed (the crime), then stone her to death. She did confess, so
he
stoned her to death.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 630:

Narrated Abu Bakra:

The Prophet said, "Do you think if the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar,
Muzaina and Juhaina are better than the tribes of Tamim, 'Amir bin
Sa'sa'a, Ghatfan and Asad, they (the second group) are despairing
and
losing?" They (the Prophet's companions) said, "Yes, (they are)."
He
said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, they (the first group) are
better than them (the second group)."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 631:

Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi:

Allah's Apostle employed an employee (to collect Zakat). The
employee
returned after completing his job and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
This
(amount of Zakat) is for you, and this (other amount) was given to
me
as a present." The Prophet said to him, "Why didn't you stay at
your
father's or mother's house and see if you would be given presents
or
not?" Then Allah's Apostle got up in the evening after the prayer,
and
having testified that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah

and praised and glorified Allah as He deserved, he said, "Now then !

What about an employee whom we employ and then he comes and says,
'This amount (of Zakat) is for you, and this (amount) was given to
me
as a present'? Why didn't he stay at the house of his father and
mother to see if he would be given presents or not? By Him in Whose

Hand Muhammad's soul is, none of you will steal anything of it
(i.e.
Zakat) but will bring it by carrying it over his neck on the Day of

Resurrection. If it has been a camel, he will bring it (over his
neck)
while it will be grunting, and if it has been a cow, he will bring
it
(over his neck), while it will be mooing; and if it has been a
sheep,
he will bring it (over his neck) while it will be bleeding." The
Prophet added, "I have preached you (Allah's Message)." Abu Humaid
said, "Then Allah's Apostle raised his hands so high that we saw
the
whiteness of his armpits."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 632:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Abu-l-Qasim (the Prophet) said, "By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's
soul
is, if you know that which I know, you would weep much and laugh
little."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 633:

Narrated Abu Dhar:

I reached him (the Prophet ) while in the shade of the Ka'ba; he
was
saying, "They are the losers, by the Lord of the Ka'ba! They are
the
losers, by the Lord of the Ka'ba!" I said (to myself ), "What is
wrong
with me? Is anything improper detected in me? What is wrong with
me?
Then I sat beside him and he kept on saying his statement. I could
not
remain quiet, and Allah knows in what sorrowful state I was at that

time. So I said, ' Who are they (the losers)? Let My father and
mother
be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "They are the
wealthy people, except the one who does like this and like this and

like this (i.e., spends of his wealth in Allah's Cause)."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 634:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "(The Prophet) Solomon once said, 'Tonight I
will sleep with ninety women, each of whom will bring forth a
(would-be) cavalier who will fight in Allah's Cause." On this, his
companion said to him, "Say: Allah willing!" But he did not say
Allah
willing. Solomon then slept with all the women, but none of them
became pregnant but one woman who later delivered a half-man. By
Him
in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, if he (Solomon) had said, 'Allah
willing' (all his wives would have brought forth boys) and they
would
have fought in Allah's Cause as cavaliers. "

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 635:

Narrated Al-Bara 'bin 'Azib:

A piece of silken cloth was given to the Prophet as a present and
the
people handed it over amongst themselves and were astonished at its

beauty and softness. Allah's Apostle said, "Are you astonished at
it?"
They said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "By Him in Whose Hand
my
soul is, the handkerchiefs of Sa'd in Paradise are better than it."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 636:

Narrated 'Aisha:

Hind bint 'Utba bin Rabi 'a said, "O Allah 's Apostle! (Before I
embraced Islam), there was no family on the surface of the earth, I

wish to have degraded more than I did your family. But today there
is
no family whom I wish to have honored more than I did yours."
Allah's
Apostle said, "I thought similarly, by Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's

soul is!" Hind said, "O Allah's Apostle! (My husband) Abu Sufyan is
a
miser. Is it sinful of me to feed my children from his property?"
The
Prophet said, "No, unless you take it for your needs what is just
and
reasonable."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 637:

Narrated Abdullah bin Masud:

While Allah's Apostle was sitting, reclining his back against a
Yemenite leather tent he said to his companions, "Will you be
pleased
to be one-fourth of the people of Paradise?" They said, 'Yes.' He
said
"Won't you be pleased to be one-third of the people of Paradise"
They
said, "Yes." He said, "By Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, I
hope
that you will be one-half of the people of Paradise."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 638:

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:

A man heard another man reciting: Surat-ul-Ikhlas (The Unity) 'Say:
He
is Allah, the One (112) and he was repeating it. The next morning
he
came to Allah's Apostle and mentioned the whole story to him as if
he
regarded the recitation of that Sura as insufficient On that,
Allah's
Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! That (Sura No. 112)

equals one-third of the Qur'an."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 639:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

I heard the Prophet saying, "Perform the bowing and the prostration

properly (with peace of mind), for, by Him in Whose Hand my soul
is, I
see you from behind my back when you bow and when you prostrate."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 640:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

An Ansari woman came to the Prophet in the company of her children,

and the Prophet said to her, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, you
are
the most beloved people to me!" And he repeated the statement
thrice.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 641:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle met 'Umar bin Al-Khattab while the latter was going

with a group of camel-riders, and he was swearing by his father.
The
Prophet said, "Lo! Allah forbids you to swear by your fathers, so
whoever has to take an oath, he should swear by Allah or keep
quiet."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 642:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 643:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle said, "Do not swear by your fathers."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 644:

Narrated Zahdam:

There was a relation of love and brotherhood between this tribe of
Jarm and Al-Ash'ariyin. Once we were with Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari, and
then a meal containing chicken was brought to Abu Musa, and there
was
present, a man from the tribe of Taimillah who was of red
complexion
as if he were from non-Arab freed slaves. Abu Musa invited him to
the
meal. He said, "I have seen chickens eating dirty things, so I
deemed
it filthy and took an oath that I would never eat chicken." On
that,
Abu Musa said, "Get up, I will narrate to you about that. Once a
group
of the Ash'ariyin and I went to Allah's Apostle and asked him to
provide us with mounts; he said, 'By Allah, I will never give you
any
mounts nor do I have anything to mount you on.' Then a few camels
of
war booty were brought to Allah's Apostle , and he asked about us,
saying, 'Where are the Ash-'ariyin?' He then ordered five nice
camels
to be given to us, and when we had departed, we said, 'What have we

done? Allah's Apostle had taken the oath not to give us any mounts,

and that he had nothing to mount us on, and later he gave us that
we
might ride? Did we take advantage of the fact that Allah's Apostle
had
forgotten his oath? By Allah, we will never succeed.' So we went
back
to him and said to him, 'We came to you to give us mounts, and you
took an oath that you would not give us any mounts and that you had

nothing to mount us on.' On that he said, 'I did not provide you
with
mounts, but Allah did. By Allah, if I take an oath to do something,

and then find something else better than it, I do that which is
better
and make expiation for the dissolution of the oath.' "

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 645:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "Whoever swears saying in his oath. 'By Al-Lat
and
Al'Uzza,' should say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but
Allah;
and whoever says to his friend, 'Come, let me gamble with you,'
should
give something in charity."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 646:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Allah's Apostle had a gold ring made for himself, and he used to
wear
it with the stone towards the inner part of his hand. Consequently,

the people had similar rings made for themselves. Afterwards the
Prophet; sat on the pulpit and took it off, saying, "I used to wear

this ring and keep its stone towards the palm of my hand." He then
threw it away and said, "By Allah, I will never wear it." Therefore

all the people threw away their rings as well.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 647:

Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:

The Prophet said, "Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam,
is,
as he says; and whoever commits suicide with something, will be
punished with the same thing in the (Hell) Fire; and cursing a
believer is like murdering him; and whoever accuses a believer of
disbelief, then it is as if he had killed him."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 648:

Narrated Al-Bara:

The Prophet ordered us to help others to fulfill the oaths.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 649:

Narrated Usama:

Once a daughter of Allah's Apostle sent a message to Allah's
Apostle
while Usama, Sa'd, and my father or Ubai were (sitting there) with
him. She said, (in the message); My child is going to die; please
come
to us." Allah's Apostle returned the messenger and told him to
convey
his greetings to her, and say, "Whatever Allah takes, is for Him
and
whatever He gives is for Him, and everything with Him has a limited

fixed term (in this world): so she should be patient and hope for
Allah's reward." Then she again sent for him swearing that he
should
come; so The Prophet got up, and so did we. When he sat there (at
the
house of his daughter), the child was brought to him, and he took
him
into his lap while the child's breath was disturbed in his chest.
The
eyes of Allah's Apostle started shedding tears. Sa'd said, "What is

this, O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet said, "This is the mercy
which
Allah has lodged in the hearts of whoever He wants of His slaves,
and
verily Allah is merciful only to those of His slaves who are
merciful
(to others).'

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 650:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "Any Muslim who has lost three of his
children
will not be touched by the Fire except that which will render
Allah's
oath fulfilled."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 651:

Narrated Haritha bin Wahb:

I heard the Prophet saying, "Shall I tell you of the people of
Paradise? They comprise every poor humble person, and if he swears
by
Allah to do something, Allah will fulfill it; while the people of
the
fire comprise every violent, cruel arrogant person."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 652:

Narrated 'Abdullah:

The Prophet was asked, "Who are the best people?" He replied: The
people of my generation, and then those who will follow (come
after)
them, and then those who will come after the later; after that
there
will come some people whose witness will precede their oaths and
their
oaths will go ahead of their witness." Ibrahim (a sub-narrator)
said,
"When we were young, our elder friends used to prohibit us from
taking
oaths by saying, 'I bear witness swearing by Allah, or by Allah's
Covenant."'

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 653:

Narrated 'Abdullah:

The Prophet said, "Whoever swears falsely in order to grab the
property of a Muslim (or of his brother), Allah will be angry with
him
when he meets Him." Allah then revealed in confirmation of the
above
statement:--'Verily those who purchase a small gain at the cost of
Allah's Covenant and their own oaths.' (3.77) Al-Ash'ath said,
"This
Verse was revealed regarding me and a companion of mine when we had
a
dispute about a well."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 654:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet said, "The Hell Fire will keep on saying: 'Are there
anymore (people to come)?' Till the Lord of Power and Honor will
put
His Foot over it and then it will say, 'Qat! Qat! (sufficient!
sufficient!) by Your Power and Honor. And its various sides will
come
close to each other (i.e., it will contract). "

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 655:

Narrated Az-Zuhri:

I heard 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair, Said bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin
Waqqas
and 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah narrating from 'Aisha, the wife of
the
Prophet, the story about the liars who said what they said about
her
and how Allah revealed her innocence afterwards. Each one of the
above
four narrators narrated to me a portion of her narration. (It was
said
in it), "The Prophet stood up, saying, 'Is there anyone who can
relieve me from 'Abdullah bin Ubai?' On that, Usaid bin Hudair got
up
and said to Sa'd bin 'Ubada, La'amrullahi (By the Eternity of
Allah),
we will kill him!' "

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 656:

Narrated 'Aisha:

regarding: 'Allah will not call you to account for that which is
unintentional in your oaths...' (2.225) This Verse was revealed
concerning such oath formulas as: 'No, by Allah!' and 'Yes, by
Allah!'
something against his oath due to forgetfulness should he make
expiation?). And the Statement of Allah: 'And there is no blame on
you
if you make a mistake therein.' (33.5) And Allah said:-- '(Moses
said
to Khadir): Call me not to account for what I forgot.' (18.73)

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 657:

Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah forgives my followers those (evil deeds)
the

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 658:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-As:

While the Prophet was delivering a sermon on the Day of Nahr (i.e.,

10th Dhul-Hijja-Day of slaughtering the sacrifice), a man got up
saying, "I thought, O Allah's Apostle, such-and-such a thing was to
be
done before such-and-such a thing." Another man got up, saying, "O
Allah's Apostle! As regards these three (acts of Hajj), thought
so-and-so." The Prophet said, "Do, and there is no harm,"
concerning
all those matters on that day. And so, on that day, whatever
question
he was asked, he said, "Do it, do it, and there is no harm
therein."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 659:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

A man said to the Prophet (while he was delivering a sermon on the
Day
of Nahr), "I have performed the Tawaf round the Ka'ba before the
Rami
(throwing pebbles) at the Jamra." The Prophet said, "There is no
harm
(therein)." Another man said, "I had my head shaved before
slaughtering (the sacrifice)." The Prophet said, "There is no
harm." A
third said, "I have slaughtered (the sacrifice) before the Rami
(throwing pebbles) at the Jamra." The Prophet said, "There is no
harm."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 660:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

A man entered the mosque and started praying while Allah's Apostle
was
sitting somewhere in the mosque. Then (after finishing the prayer)
the
man came to the Prophet and greeted him. The Prophet said to him,
"Go
back and pray, for you have not prayed. The man went back, and
having
prayed, he came and greeted the Prophet. The Prophet after
returning
his greetings said, "Go back and pray, for you did not pray." On
the
third time the man said, "(O Allah's Apostle!) teach me (how to
pray)." The Prophet said, "When you get up for the prayer, perform
the
ablution properly and then face the Qibla and say Takbir (Allahu
Akbar), and then recite of what you know of the Quran, and then
bow,
and remain in this state till you feel at rest in bowing, and then
raise your head and stand straight; and then prostrate till you
feel
at rest in prostration, and then sit up till you feel at rest while

sitting; and then prostrate again till you feel at rest in
prostration; and then get up and stand straight, and do all this in

all your prayers."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 661:

Narrated 'Aisha:

When the pagans were defeated during the (first stage) of the
battle
of Uhud, Satan shouted, "O Allah's slaves! Beware of what is behind

you!" So the front files of the Muslims attacked their own back
files.
Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman looked and on seeing his father he shouted:
"My
father! My father!" By Allah! The people did not stop till they
killed
his father. Hudhaifa then said, "May Allah forgive you." 'Urwa (the

sub-narrator) added, "Hudhaifa continued asking Allah forgiveness
for
the killers of his father till he met Allah (till he died)."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 662:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "If somebody eats something forgetfully while he
is
fasting, then he should complete his fast, for Allah has made him
eat
and drink."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 663:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buhaina:

Once Allah's Apostle led us in prayer, and after finishing the
first
two Rakat, got up (instead of sitting for At-Tahiyyat) and then
carried on with the prayer. When he had finished his prayer, the
people were waiting for him to say Taslim, but before saying
Tasiim,
he said Takbir and prostrated; then he raised his head, and saying
Takbir, he prostrated (SAHU) and then raised his head and finished
his
prayer with Taslim.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 664:

Narrated Ibn Mas'ud:

that Allah's Prophet led them in the Zuhr prayer and he offered
either
more or less Rakat, and it was said to him, "O Allah's Apostle !
Has
the prayer been reduced, or have you forgotten?" He asked, "What is

that?" They said, "You have prayed so many Rak'at." So he performed

with them two more prostrations and said, "These two prostrations
are
to be performed by the person who does not know whether he has
prayed
more or less (Rakat) in which case he should seek to follow what is

right. And then complete the rest (of the prayer) and perform two
extra prostrations."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 665:

Narrated Ubai bin Ka'b:

that he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "(Moses) said, 'Call me not
to
account for what I forget and be not hard upon me for my affair
(with
you)' (18.73) the first excuse of Moses was his forgetfulness."

Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib that once he had a guest, so he told his
family (on the Day of Id-ul-Adha) that they should slaughter the
animal for sacrifice before he returned from the ('Id) prayer in
order
that their guest could take his meal. So his family slaughtered
(the
animal ) before the prayer. Then they mentioned that event to the
Prophet who ordered Al-Bara to slaughter another sacrifice.
Al-Bara'
said to the Prophet , "I have a young milch she-goat which is
better
than two sheep for slaughtering." (The sub-narrator, Ibn 'Aun used
to
say, "I don't know whether the permission (to slaughter a she-goat
as
a sacrifice) was especially given to Al-Bara' or if it was in
general
for all the Muslims.") (See Hadith No. 99, Vol. 2.)

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 666:

Narrated Jundub:

I witnessed the Prophet offering the 'Id prayer (and after
finishing
it) he delivered a sermon and said, "Whoever has slaughtered his
sacrifice (before the prayer) should make up for it (i.e. slaughter

another animal) and whoever has not slaughtered his sacrifice yet,
should slaughter it by mentioning Allah's Name over it."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 667:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:

The Prophet said, "The biggest sins are: To join others in worship
with Allah; to be undutiful to one's parents; to kill somebody
unlawfully; and to take an oath Al-Ghamus.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 668:

Narrated 'Abdullah:

Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody is ordered (by the ruler or the
judge) to take an oath, and he takes a false oath in order to grab
the
property of a Muslim, then he will incur Allah's Wrath when he will

meet Him." And Allah revealed in its confirmation: 'Verily! Those
who
purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's covenants and their
own
oaths.' (3.77) (The sub-narrator added:) Al-Ash'ath bin Qais
entered,
saying, "What did Abu 'Abdur-Rahman narrate to you?" They said,
"So-and-so," Al-Ash'ath said, "This verse was revealed in my
connection. I had a well on the land of my cousin (and we had a
dispute about it). I reported him to Allah 's Apostle who said (to
me). "You should give evidence (i.e. witness) otherwise the oath of

your opponent will render your claim invalid." I said, "Then he (my

opponent) will take the oath, O Allah's Apostle." Allah's Apostle
said, "Whoever is ordered (by the ruler or the judge) to give an
oath,
and he takes a false oath in order to grab the property of a
Muslim,
then he will incur Allah's Wrath when he meets Him on the Day of
Resurrection."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 669:

Narrated Abu Musa:

My companions sent me to the Prophet to ask him for some mounts. He

said, "By Allah! I will not mount you on anything!" When I met him,
he
was in an angry mood, but when I met him (again), he said, "Tell
your
companions that Allah or Allah's Apostle will provide you with
mounts."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 670:

Narrated Az-Zuhri:

I heard 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair, Said bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin
Waqqas
and 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Uqba relating from 'Aisha, the
wife
of the Prophet the narration of the people (i.e. the liars) who
spread
the slander against her and they said what they said, and how Allah

revealed her innocence. Each of them related to me a portion of
that
narration. (They said that 'Aisha said), ''Then Allah revealed the
ten
Verses starting with:--'Verily! Those who spread the slander..'
(24.11-21)

All these verses were in proof of my innocence. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq
who
used to provide for Mistah some financial aid because of his
relation
to him, said, "By Allah, I will never give anything (in charity) to

Mistah, after what he has said about 'Aisha" Then Allah revealed:--

'And let not those among you who are good and are wealthy swear not
to
give (any sort of help) to their kins men....' (24.22) On that, Abu

Bakr said, "Yes, by Allah, I like that Allah should forgive me."
and
then resumed giving Mistah the aid he used to give him and said,
"By
Allah! I will never withhold it from him."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 671:

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari:

I went along with some men from the Ash-ariyin to Allah's Apostle
and
it happened that I met him while he was in an angry mood. We asked
him
to provide us with mounts, but he swore that he would not give us
any.
Later on he said, "By Allah, Allah willing, if ever I take an oath
(to
do something) and later on I find something else better than the
first, then I do the better one and give expiation for the
dissolution
of my oath."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 672:

Narrated Al-Musaiyab:

When the death of Abu Talib approached, Allah's Apostle came to him

and said, "Say: La ilaha illallah, a word with which I will be able
to
defend you before Allah."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 673:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "(Following are) two words (sentences or
utterances that are very easy for the tongue to say, and very heavy
in
the balance (of reward,) and the must beloved to the Gracious
Almighty
(And they are): Subhan Allah wa bi-hamdihi; Subhan Allahi-l-'Azim,"

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 674:

Narrated 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle said a sentence and I said
another. He said, "Whoever dies while he is setting up rivals along

with Allah (i.e. worshipping others along with Allah) shall be
admitted into the (Hell) Fire." And I said the other: "W

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 675:

Narrated Anas:

Allah's Apostle took an oath for abstention from h is wives (for
one
month), and during those days he had a sprain in his foot. He
stayed
in a Mashrubah (an upper room) for twenty-nine nights and then came

down. Then the people said, "O Allah's Apostle! You took an oath
for
abstention (from your wives) for one month." On that he said, A
month
can be of twenty-nine days '

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 676:

Narrated Abu Hazim:

Sahl bin Sa'd said, "Abu Usaid, the companion of the Prophet, got
married, so he invited the Prophet to his wedding party, and the
bride
herself served them. Sahl said to the People, 'Do you know what
drink
she served him with? She infused some dates in a pot at night and
the
next morning she served him with the infusion."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 677:

Narrated Sauda:

(the wife of the Prophet) One of our sheep died and we tanned its
skin
and kept on infusing dates in it till it was a worn out water skin.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 678:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The family of (the Prophet) Muhammad never ate wheat-bread with
meat
for three consecutive days to their fill, till he met Allah.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 679:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Abu Talha said to Um Sulaim, "I heard the voice of Allah's Apostle
rather weak, and I knew that it was because of hunger. Have you
anything (to present to the Prophet)?" She said, "Yes." Then she
took
out a few loaves of barley bread and took a veil of hers and
wrapped
the bread with a part of it and sent me to Allah's Apostle. I went
and
found Allah's Apostle sitting in the mosque with some people. I
stood
up before him. Allah's Apostle said to me, "Has Abu Talha sent
you?" I
said, ' Yes. Then Allah's Apostle said to those who were with him.
"Get up and proceed." I went ahead of them (as their forerunner)
and
came to Abu Talha and informed him about it. Abu Talha said, "O Um
Sulaim! Allah's Apostle has come and we have no food to feed them."
Um
Sulaim said, "Allah and His Apostle know best." So Abu Talha went
out
(to receive them) till he met Allah's Apostle.

Allah's Apostle came in company with Abu Talha and they entered the

house. Allah's Apostle said, "O Um Sulaim! Bring whatever you
have."
So she brought that (barley) bread and Allah's Apostle ordered that

bread to be broken into small pieces, and then Um Sulaim poured
over
it some butter from a leather butter container, and then Allah's
Apostle said what Allah wanted him to say, (i.e. blessing the
food).
Allah's Apostle then said, "Admit ten men." Abu Talha admitted them

and they ate to their fill and went out. He again said, "Admit ten
men." He admitted them, and in this way all the people ate to their

fill, and they were seventy or eighty men."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 680:

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:

I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The (reward of) deeds, depend upon

the intentions and every person will get the reward according to
what
he has intended. So whoever emigrated for the sake of Allah and His

Apostle, then his emigration will be considered to be for Allah and

His Apostle, and whoever emigrated for the sake of worldly gain or
for
a woman to marry, then his emigration will be considered to be for
what he emigrated for."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 681:

Narrated Ka'b bin Malik:

In the last part of his narration about the three who remained
behind
(from the battle of Tabuk). (I said) "As a proof of my true
repentance
(for not joining the Holy battle of Tabuk), I shall give up all my
property for the sake of Allah and His Apostle (as an expiation for

that sin)." The Prophet said (to me), "Keep some of your wealth,
for
that is better for you."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 682:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet used to stay (for a period) in the house of Zainab bint

Jahsh (one of the wives of the Prophet ) and he used to drink honey
in
her house. Hafsa and I decided that when the Prophet entered upon
either of us, she would say, "I smell in you the bad smell of
Maghafir
(a bad smelling raisin). Have you eaten Maghafir?" When he entered
upon one of us, she said that to him. He replied (to her), "No, but
I
have drunk honey in the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, and I will
never
drink it again." Then the following verse was revealed: 'O Prophet !

Why do you ban (for you) that which Allah has made lawful for you?.

..(up to) If you two (wives of the Prophet turn in repentance to
Allah.' (66.1-4) The two were 'Aisha and Hafsa And also the
Statement
of Allah: 'And (Remember) when the Prophet disclosed a matter in
confidence to one of his wives!' (66.3) i.e., his saying, "But I
have
drunk honey." Hisham said: It also meant his saying, "I will not
drink
anymore, and I have taken an oath, so do not inform anybody of that
'

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 683:

Narrated Sa'id bin Al-Harith:

that he heard Ibn 'Umar saying, "Weren't people forbidden to make
vows?" The Prophet said, 'A vow neither hastens nor delays
anything,
but by the making of vows, some of the wealth of a miser is taken
out."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 684:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

The Prophet forbade the making of vows and said, "It (a vow) does
not
prevent anything (that has to take place), but the property of a
miser
is spent (taken out) with it."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 685:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "Allah says, 'The vow, does not bring about for
the
son of Adam anything I have not decreed for him, but his vow may
coincide with what has been decided for him, and by this way I
cause a
miser to spend of his wealth. So he gives Me (spends in charity)
for
the fulfillment of what has been decreed for him what he would not
give Me before but for his vow."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 686:

Narrated Zahdam bin Mudarrab:

'Imran bin Hussain said, "The Prophet said, 'The best of you
(people)
are my generation, and the second best will be those who will
follow
them, and then those who will follow the second generation." Imran
added, "I do not remember whether he mentioned two or three
(generations) after his generation. He added, 'Then will come some
people who will make vows but will not fulfill them; and they will
be
dishonest and will not be trustworthy, and they will give their
witness without being asked to give their witness, and fatness will

appear among them.' "

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 687:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet said, "Whoever vows that he will be obedient to Allah,
should remain obedient to Him; and whoever made a vow that he will
disobey Allah, should not disobey Him."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 688:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

'Umar said "O Allah's Apostle! I vowed to perform I'tikaf for one
night in Al-Masjid-al-Haram, during the Pre-Islamic Period of
ignorance (before embracing Islam). "The Prophet said, "Fulfill
your
vow." Ibn 'Umar said to the lady, "Pray on her behalf." Ibn 'Abbas
said the same.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 689:

Narrated Sa'id bin 'Ubada Al-Ansari:

that he consulted the Prophet about a vow that had been made by his

mother who died without fulfilling it. The Prophet gave his verdict

that he should fulfill it on her behalf. The verdict became Sunna
(i.e. the Prophet's tradition).

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 690:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

A man came to the Prophet and said to him, "My sister vowed to
perform
the Hajj, but she died (before fulfilling it)." The Prophet said,
"Would you not have paid her debts if she had any?" The man said,
"Yes." The Prophet said, "So pay Allah's Rights, as He is more
entitled to receive His rights."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 691:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet said, "Whoever vowed to be obedient to Allah, must be
obedient to Him; and whoever vowed to be disobedient to Allah,
should
not be disobedient to Him."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 692:

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet said, "Allah is not in need of this man) torturing
himself," when he saw the man walking between his two sons (who
were
supporting him).

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 693:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet saw a man performing Tawaf around the Ka'ba, tied with a

rope or something else (while another person was holding him). The
Prophet cut that rope off.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 694:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

While performing the Tawaf around the Ka'ba, the Prophet passed by a

person leading another person by a hair-rope nose-ring in his nose.

The Prophet cut the hair-rope nose-ring off with his hand and
ordered
the man to lead him by the hand.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 695:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

While the Prophet was delivering a sermon, he saw a man standing,
so
he asked about that man. They (the people) said, "It is Abu Israil
who
has vowed that he will stand and never sit down, and he will never
come in the shade, nor speak to anybody, and will fast.'' The
Prophet
said, "Order him to speak and let him come in the shade, and make
him
sit down, but let him complete his fast."

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 696:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:

that he was asked about a man who had vowed that he would fast all
the
days of his life then the day of 'Id al Adha or 'Id-al-Fitr came.
'Abdullah bin 'Umar said: You have indeed a good example in Allah's

Apostle. He did not fast on the day of 'Id al Adha or the day of
'Id-al-Fitr, and we do not intend fasting on these two days.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 697:

Narrated Ziyad bin Jubair:

I was with Ibn 'Umar when a man asked him, "I have vowed to fast
every
Tuesday or Wednesday throughout my life and if the day of my
fasting
coincided with the day of Nahr (the first day of 'Id-al-Adha),
(What
shall I do?)" Ibn 'Umar said, "Allah has ordered the vows to be
fulfilled, and we are forbidden to fast on the day of Nahr." The
man
repeated his question and Ibn 'Umar repeated his former answer,
adding
nothing more.

Volume 8, Book 78, Number 698:




Narrated Abu Huraira:

We went out in the company of Allah's Apostle on the day of (the
battle of) Khaibar, and we did not get any gold or silver as war
booty, but we got property in the form of things and clothes. Then a

man called Rifa'a bin Zaid, from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dubaib,
presented a slave named Mid'am to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle
headed towards the valley of Al-Qura, and when he was in the valley
of
Al-Qura an arrow was thrown by an unidentified person, struck and
killed Mid'am who was making a she-camel of Allah's Apostle kneel
down. The people said, "Congratulations to him (the slave) for
gaining
Paradise." Allah's Apostle said, "No! By Him in Whose Hand my soul
is,
for the sheet which he stole from the war booty before its
distribution on the day of Khaibar, is now burning over him." When
the
people heard that, a man brought one or two Shiraks (leather straps
of
shoes) to the Prophet. The Prophet said, "A Shirak of fire, or two
Shiraks of fire."