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 ‏:‏ ‏”‏لا تحلفوا بالطواغي، ولا بآبائكم‏”‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏
‏”‏الطواغي‏”‏‏:‏ جمع طاغية، وهي الأصنام، ومنه الحديث‏:‏ ‏”‏هذه طاغية دوس‏”‏‏:‏ أي‏:‏ صنمهم ومعبودهم، وروي في غير مسلم‏:‏ ‏”‏بالطواغيت‏”‏ جمع طاغوت، وهو الشيطان والصنم‏.‏

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 198

 
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. The hadith collection known as Riyad as-Salihin was meticulously assembled over more than four decades by Imam al-Nawawi. This 12th-century work, whose title translates to The Gardens of the Righteous, categorizes its roughly 1,900 hadiths across 20 different thematic sections for the purpose of moral and spiritual guidance.

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