The Book Of Vows

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحِ بْنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ، قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا …

Sa'd bin Ubida رضی اللہ عنہ asked Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) for a decision about a vow taken by his mother who had died before fulfilling it. Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) said: Fulfil it on her behalf.

وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، …

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with a different chains of transmitters.

وحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ: أَخْبَرَنَا، وقَالَ زُهَيْرٌ …

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) singled out one day forbidding us to take vows and said: It would not avert anything; it is by which something is extracted from the miserly person.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ …

Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) as saying: The vow neither hastens anything nor defers anything, but is the means whereby (something) is extracted from the miserly person.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ …

Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) forbade (people) taking vows, and said: It does not (necessarily) bring good (in the form of substantial, and tangible results), but it is the meant whereby something is extracted from the …

وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُفَضَّلٌ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ …

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Mansur with the same chain of transmitters.

وحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي الدَّرَاوَرْدِيَّ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ …

Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) as saying: Do not take vows, for a vow has no effect against Fate; it is only from the miserly that something is extracted.

وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا …

Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) forbidding taking of vows, and said: It does not avert Fate, but is the means by which something is extracted from the miser.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ …

Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) as saying: The vow does not bring anything near to the son of Adam which Allah has not ordained for him, but (at times) the vow coincides with Destiny, and this is how something is extracted from …

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَارِيَّ، وَعَبْدُ …

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'Amr bin Abu 'Amr.

وحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا …

The tribe of Thaqif was the ally of Banu 'Uqail. Thaqif took two persons from amongst the Companions of Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) as prisoners. The Companions of Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) took one …

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ …

"Al-Abda' belong to a man of banu and Uqail, she was one of those that preceded the pilgrims." In his Hadith it also says: "She came to a camel that was submissive and well-behaved." In the Hadith of Ath-Thaqifi it says: "She was a well …

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ …

Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) saw an old man being supported between his two sons. He (the Holy Prophet ﷺ) said: What is the matter with him? They said: He had taken the vow to walk (on foot to the Ka'ba). Thereupon he …

وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ …

Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) found an old man walking between his two sons supported by them, whereupon Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) said: What is the matter with him? He (the narrator) said: Allah's …

وحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي الدَّرَاوَرْدِيَّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي …

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Amr bin Abu 'Amr with the same chain of transmitters.

وحَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ صَالِحٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُفَضَّلُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ فَضَالَةَ، …

My sister took a vow that she would walk bare foot to the house of Allah (Ka'ba). She asked me to inquire from Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) about it. I sought his decision and he said: She should walk on foot and ride …

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ، …

"My sister made a vow..." and he mentioned a Hadith like that of Mufaddal (no. 4250), but he did not mention in the Hadith: "barefoot," and he added: "Abdul -Khair did not leave 'Uqbah."

وحَدَّثَنِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ …

Yazid bin Abi Habib narrated a Hadith like that of 'Abdur'Razaq with this chain.

وحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَيْلِيُّ، وَيُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ …

Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌) as saying: The expiation of the (breach of) a vow is the same as that of the (breach of an oath).