Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.

Book 84, Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths, discusses the penalties and purifications for failing to keep promises made under oath.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6464 (Book 84, Hadith 1)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6464 (Book 84, Hadith 1) Narrated Ka`b bin ‘Ujra: I 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 […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6465 (Book 84, Hadith 2)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6465 (Book 84, Hadith 2) Narrated Abu Huraira: 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 got enough […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6466 (Book 84, Hadith 3)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6466 (Book 84, Hadith 3) Narrated Abu Huraira: 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?” “Can you afford […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6467 (Book 84, Hadith 4)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6467 (Book 84, Hadith 4) Narrated Abu Huraira: 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 you afford […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6468 (Book 84, Hadith 5)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6468 (Book 84, Hadith 5) Narrated Al-Ju’aid bin `Abdur-Rahman: As-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.” حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6469 (Book 84, Hadith 6)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6469 (Book 84, Hadith 6) Narrated Nafi`: Ibn `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 said, “Malik said to us, ‘Our […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6470 (Book 84, Hadith 7)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6470 (Book 84, Hadith 7) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “O Allah! Bestow Your Blessings on their measures, Sa’ and Mudd (i.e., of the people of Medina). حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6471 (Book 84, Hadith 8)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6471 (Book 84, Hadith 8) Narrated Abu Huraira: The 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 Fire) because of freeing the slave’s […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6472 (Book 84, Hadith 9)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6472 (Book 84, Hadith 9) Narrated `Amr: Jabir 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-Nahham bought him for […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6473 (Book 84, Hadith 10)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6473 (Book 84, Hadith 10) Narrated `Aisha: that 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.” حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6474 (Book 84, Hadith 11)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6474 (Book 84, Hadith 11) Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: I 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.” We stayed […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 6475 (Book 84, Hadith 12)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6475 (Book 84, Hadith 12) Narrated Hammad: the 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.” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، وَقَالَ، ‏”‏ إِلاَّ كَفَّرْتُ يَمِينِي، وَأَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ ‏”‏‏.‏ أَوْ ‏”‏ أَتَيْتُ الَّذِي […]