Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 3312
The Commandment To Fulfill Vows
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ أَبُو قُدَامَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَخْنَسِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، : أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَضْرِبَ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ بِالدُّفِّ . قَالَ : " أَوْفِي بِنَذْرِكِ " . قَالَتْ : إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَذْبَحَ بِمَكَانِ كَذَا وَكَذَا، مَكَانٌ كَانَ يَذْبَحُ فِيهِ أَهْلُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ . قَالَ : " لِصَنَمٍ " . قَالَتْ : لاَ . قَالَ : " لِوَثَنٍ " . قَالَتْ : لاَ . قَالَ : " أَوْفِي بِنَذْرِكِ "
Translation
Narrated 'Amr b. Suh'aib
A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: O Messenger of Allah, I have taken a vow to beat the tambourine over your head. He said: Fulfil your vow. She said: I have taken a vow to slaughter an animal in such and such a place, a place where the people of the pre-Islamic period used to sacrifice. He asked: To an idol? She replied: No. He asked: To a false deity? She replied: No. He said: Fulfil your vow.