Judicial Decisions, Oaths & Witnesses

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade vows and said: 'They are just a means of taking wealth from the miserly."'

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

"Vows do not bring the son of Adam anything unless it has been decreed for him. But he is dominated by Divine preordainment, and will get what is decreed for him. And (vows) are a means of making the miser...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

" no vow concerning that which the son of Adam does not possess."

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

"There is no vow to commit disobedience, and the expiation (for such a vow) is the expiation for breaking an oath."

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

"Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him, and whoever vows to disobey Allah, let him not disobey Him. "

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

"Whoever makes a vow and does not state it specifically, the expiation (for such a vow) is the expiation for breaking an oath. "

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

"Whoever makes a vow and does not state it specifically, the expiation (for such a vow) is the expiation for breaking an oath. Whoever makes a vow and is not able to fulfill it, the expiation for that is the...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

"I made a vow during the Ignorance period and I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) (about it) after I became Muslim. He told me to fulfill my vow."

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

"O Messenger of Allah, I vowed to offer a sacrifice at Buwanah." He said: "Do you intend any action of Ignorance period?" He said: "No." He said: "Then fulfill your vow."

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

her father met the Prophet (ﷺ) when she was riding behind him. He said: "I vowed to offer a sacrifice at Buwanah." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Is there any idol there?" He said: "No." He said: " Fulfill...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

Sa'd bin 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about a vow which his mother had made, but she had died without fulfilling it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Fulfill it on her behalf ."

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

a woman came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: "My mother has died, and she had made a vow to fast, but she died before she could fulfill it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Let her guardian...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

'Uqbah bin 'Amir told him, that his sister vowed to walk, barefoot and bareheaded, and he mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) He said: "Order her to ride and to cover her head, and to fast for three...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

"The Prophet (ﷺ) saw an old man walking between his two sons, and he said: What is the matter with him?' His sons said: 'A vow, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Let this old man ride, for Allah has...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by a man in Makkah who was standing in the sun. He said: "What is this?" They said: "He vowed to fast and not to seek shade until night comes, and not to speak, and...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Rulings

“Whoever is appointed judge between the people, he has been slaughtered without a knife.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Rulings

“Whoever asks to be appointed a judge, will be entrusted to himself, but “Whoever asks to be appointed a judge, will be entrusted to himself, but whoever is forced to accept position, an angel will come down to him and...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Rulings

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me to Yemen. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, you are sending me to judge between them while I am a young man, and I do not know how to judge.' He struck me...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Rulings

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There is no judge who judges between the people but on the Day of Resurrection an angel will come and take hold of the back of his head towards the sky and if it...

Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Rulings

“Allah is with the judge so long as he is not unjust, but if he rules unjustly, He entrusts him to himself.”