Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 197 Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Allah has prohibited you from taking an oath by your fathers. He who must take an oath, may do so by swearing in the Name of Allah or he should remain silent.”. عن ابن عمر، رضي […]
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Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 198 ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Swear neither by the name of Taghut (i.e., false deities, false leaders, etc.) nor by your fathers.”. وعن عبد الرحمن بن سَمُرَة، رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 199 Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “He who swears by Amanah (trust) is not one of us.”. وعن بريدة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “من حلف بالأمانة، فليس منا”. ((حديث صحيح رواه أبو داود […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 200 Buraidah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “If anyone swears that in such and such case he will be free from Islam and afterwards he turns out to be a liar, he will be as he has sworn; but if he is […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 201 Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard a man saying: “No, by the Ka’bah.” I admonished him: “Do not swear by any thing besides Allah, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, ‘He who swears by anyone or anything other than Allah, has […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 202 Ibn Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “He who takes oath to acquire the property of a Muslim unjustly will meet Allah and He will be angry with him” then he recited:”Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah’s […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 203 Abu Umamah Iyas bin Tha’labah Al-Harithi (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “He who misappropriates the right of a Muslim by taking a false oath, Allah will condemn him to the fire of Hell and will forbid Jannah for him.” A person […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 204 ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-As (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Of the major sins are: Associating anything in worship with Allah, disobedience to the parents, killing without justification and taking a false oath (intentionally).”.Another narration is: A bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 205 ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, “When you take an oath and consider something else to be better than it, make expiation for your oath and choose the better alternative.”. عن عبد الرحمن بن سَمُرَة رضي الله […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 206 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When you swear an oath and consider something else to be better than it, make expiation for your oath and do the thing that is better.”. وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 207 Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Verily, I swear by Allah, if Allah wills, I shall not swear to do something but that if I consider something else to be better than it, then I shall make expiation for my […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 208 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Persistence in respect of his oath about his family is more sinful with Allah than the payment of its expiation prescribed by Allah.”. وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى […]