Judicial Decisions, Oaths & Witnesses

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The Book of Oaths

Do not swear by idols, nor by your fathers.

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I came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) along with a group of Ash'arites requesting to give us a mount. He (the Holy Prophet) said: By Allah, I cannot provide you with a mount, and there is nothing with me which I...

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The Book of Oaths

My friends sent me to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asking him to provide them with mounts as they were going along with him in jaish al-'Usrah (the army of destitutes or of meagre means or army setting out during the hard...

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The Book of Oaths

We were sitting in the company of Abu Musa that he called for food and it consisted of flesh of fowl. It was then that a person from Banu Tamim visited him. His complexion was red having the resemblance of...

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The Book of Oaths

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari with a slight variation of words.

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The Book of Oaths

We were in the company of Abu Musa. The rest of the hadith is the same.

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The Book of Oaths

I visited Abu Musa and lie was eating fowl's meat. The rest of the hadith is the same with this addition that he (the Holy Prophet) said: By Allah, I did not forget it.

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The Book of Oaths

We came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) requesting him to provide us with riding camels. He (the Holy Prophet) said: There is nothing with me with which I should equip you. By Allah, I would not provide you with (riding camels)....

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The Book of Oaths

We walked on foot and came to Allah's Apostle (may peace he upon him) asking him to provide us with mounts. The rest of the hadith is the same.

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The Book of Oaths

A person sat late in the night with Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), and then came to his family and found that his children had gone to sleep. His wife brought food for him. but he took an oath that he would...

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The Book of Oaths

He who took an oath and then found another thing better than (this) should expiate for the oath (broken) by him and do (the better thing).

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The Book of Oaths

He who took an oath and (later on) found another thing better than that, he should do that which is better, and expiate for the vow (broken by him).

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The Book of Oaths

" He should expiate for (breaking) the vow and do that which is better."

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The Book of Oaths

A beggar came to 'Adi b. Hatim and he begged him to give him the price of a slave, or some portion of the price of the slave. He ('Adi) said: I have nothing to give you except my coat-of-mail...

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The Book of Oaths

He who took an oath, but he found something else better than that, should do that which is better and break his oath.

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The Book of Oaths

When anyone amongst you takes an oath, but he finds (something) better than that he should expiate (the breaking of the oath), and do that which is better.

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The Book of Oaths

This hadith is reported on the authority of Adi b. Hatim through another chain of transmitters.

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The Book of Oaths

You asked me for one hundred dirhams and I am the son of Hatim; by Allah, I will not give you. But then he said: (I would have done that) if I had not heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: He...

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The Book of Oaths

I heard 'Adi b. Hatim say that a person asked that and then narrated (the hadith) like one (mentioned above), but he made this addition:" Here are four hundred (dirhams) for you out of my gift."

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The Book of Oaths

Abd al-Rahman b. Samura, don't ask for authority for if it is granted to you for asking for it, you would be commissioned for it (without having the support of Allah), but if you are granted it without your asking...