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
On his father's authority, said that his grandfather said: A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, I have taken a vow to play the tambourine over you.
He said: Fulfil your vow.
She said: And I have taken a vow to perform a sacrifice in such a such a place, a place in which people had performed sacrifices in pre-Islamic times.
He asked: For an Idol?
She replied: No.
He asked: For an image?
She replied: No.
He said: Fulfil your vow.