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Abu Dawood: Hadith 3258

22. Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur)

سنن أبي داود

22/1222 Chapter:

What Has Been Reported About Swearing That One Has Nothing To Do With Islam Or That One Belongs To Another Religion

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْحَلِفِ بِالْبَرَاءَةِ وَبِمِلَّةٍ غَيْرِ الإِسْلاَمِ

3258
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو قِلاَبَةَ، أَنَّ ثَابِتَ بْنَ الضَّحَّاكِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، بَايَعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِمِلَّةٍ غَيْرِ مِلَّةِ الإِسْلاَمِ كَاذِبًا فَهُوَ كَمَا قَالَ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِشَىْءٍ عُذِّبَ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَيْسَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ نَذْرٌ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُهُ ‏"‏ ‏‏
Narrated Thabit bin Adh-Dahhak:
That he took oath of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) under the tree. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone swears by religion other than Islam falsely, he is like what has has said. If anyone kills himself with something, he will be punished with it on the Day of Resurrection. A vow over which a man has no control is not binding on him.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3257
In-book : Book 22, Hadith 16
English translation : Book 21, Hadith 3251