English translation
2091. It was narrated that Rifā'ah bin 'Arābah Al-Juhani said: "The swearing of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ when he took an oath; and I bear witness before Allāh was: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 2091
The Swearing OfThe Messenger Of Allāh ﷺBy Which He Would TakeAn Oath
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الحديث: 2091 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 676
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Source no. 2091 · Volume 5 · Page 91
Sahih
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2091 - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ عَرَابَةَ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالَ: كَانَتْ يَمِينُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّتِي يَحْلِفُ بِهَا، أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ: «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ»
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The meaning of oath is that a person makes Allāh witness to such and such matter being thus. Now if that testimony is false, then to use the Name of Allāh for it will be a grave sin, because Allāh is never a false witness.