English translation
2129. It was narrated that 'Umar bin Khattāb said: "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." (Sahih)
Hadith 2129
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 3
11. The ChaptersOn ExpiationSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 2129 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 687
Al-Albani source references (1)
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Source no. 2129 · Volume 5 · Page 129
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Arabic text
2129 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ: «نَذَرْتُ نَذْرًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ مَا أَسْلَمْتُ، فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُوفِيَ بِنَذْرِي»
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Vowing is a type of worship, and is a good deed, because 'Umar made a determined vow to do good before embracing Islam, therefore, the noble Prophet ﷺ ordered him to fulfill the vow to do the good deed. If a vow is made in the state of disbelief to do something which is a good deed in Islam as well, then this vow must be fulfilled after embracing Islam.