English translation
3824. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever swears an oath and says: 'If Allāh wills,' then if he wishes he may go ahead, and if he wishes he may not, without having broken his oath." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Hadith 3824
Whoever Swears An Oath And Says: "If Allāh Wills"
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Darussalam · Volume 4
35. The Book Of Oaths And VowsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 12
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3793 · Volume 8 · Page 365
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢١٠٥) //، المشكاة (٣٤٢٤) ، الإرواء (٢٥٧١) //
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3551 · Volume 2 · Page 803
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٢١٠٥ [مشكاة المصابيح ٣٤٢٤ إرواء الغليل ٢٥٧١].
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Arabic text
٣٧٩٣ - أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ حَلَفَ فَاسْتَثْنَى، فَإِنْ شَاءَ مَضَى، وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ غَيْرَ حَنِثٍ».
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Insha' Allāh signifies 'If Allāh Wills it so!' It transpires from these words that the swearer has not sworn an absolute oath. In other words, he is saying in effect, if he is able to perform that act, he would perform it. Otherwise it, would be understood that Allāh did not will it. Therefore, he could not do it. How would he apparently incur a sin?