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Abu Dawood: Hadith 3259

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

3259
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ وَاقِدٍ - حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنَ الإِسْلاَمِ فَإِنْ كَانَ كَاذِبًا فَهُوَ كَمَا قَالَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا فَلَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الإِسْلاَمِ سَالِمًا ‏"‏ ‏‏
Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone takes an oath and says: I am free from Islam; now if he is a liar (in his oath), he will not return to Islam with soundness.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3258
In-book : Book 22, Hadith 17
English translation : Book 21, Hadith 3252