English translation
2104. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Whoever swears an oath and says In shā' Allāh, he will have made an exception."[2] (Sahih)
Hadith 2104
Uttering The Exception When Swearing[1]
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Darussalam · Volume 3
11. The ChaptersOn ExpiationSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 2104 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 680
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Source no. 2104 · Volume 5 · Page 104
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٤٥٧٠)
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Arabic text
2104 - حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَنْ حَلَفَ، فَقَالَ: إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَلَهُ ثُنْيَاهُ "
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An oath becomes ineffective by saying In shā' Allāh. Now if the matter determined with the oath is not performed, the person will not be sinful for not fulfilling the oath, and fulfillment of expiation is not required. The reason for that is that an oath is to express determination, and the purpose of saying In shā' Allāh is that 'I shall do so, Allāh willing'; and the will of Allāh with respect to the matters of the future is unknown to humans. So by saying 'In shā' Allāh' there is a negation of total self dependence without the Will of Allāh, and it involves uncertainty that I shall most certainly do this or might not.