Whoever Vows To Walk To The House of Allāh
Darussalam · Volume 4
35. The Book Of Oaths And VowsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3814 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 19
Source no. 3814 · Volume 8 · Page 386
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صحيح، الإرواء (٨ / ٢١٩)
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(صحيح) - الإرواء ٨/ ٢١٩: ق.
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3845. It was narrated that 'Uqbah bin 'Āmir said: "My sister vowed to walk to the House of Allāh, and she told me to ask the Messenger of Allâh ﷻ about that. So I asked the Prophet ﷺ for her and he said: 'Let her walk, and let her ride.'" (Sahîh)
3814 - أَخْبَرَنِي يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّ أَبَا الْخَيْرِ حَدَّثَهُ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ: نَذَرَتْ أُخْتِي أَنْ تَمْشِيَ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ فَأَمَرَتْنِي أَنْ أَسْتَفْتِيَ لَهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُ لَهَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «لِتَمْشِ وَلْتَرْكَبْ»
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Going on foot is not beneficial, and it is not prohibited either. Besides, going on foot is possible. Therefore, this vow should be fulfilled, or one may perform expiation or the Kaffarah. There is no mention of expiation in this report. But some other narrations provide evidence for expiation.