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3797. It was narrated from Sâlim, from his father, that on one occasion the Prophet ﷺ heard 'Umar saying: "By my father and by my mother." He said: "Allâh forbids you to swear by your forefathers." 'Umar said: "By Allâh, I never swore by them again, whether saying it for myself or reporting it of others." (Sahih)
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'For myself' means intentionally, on his own, and he never quoted someone else having taken an oath like this.