Bulugh al-Maram

Bulugh al-Maram 1374

Arabic hadith text

عَنْ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا, { عَنْ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-أَنَّهُ أَدْرَكَ عُمَرَ بْنَ اَلْخَطَّابِ فِي رَكْبٍ, وَعُمَرَ يَحْلِفُ بِأَبِيهِ, فَنَادَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏- "أَلَا إِنَّ اَللَّهَ يَنْهَاكُمْ أَنْ تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ, فَمَنْ كَانَ حَالِفاً فَلْيَحْلِفْ بِاَللَّهِ, أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ" } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري ( 6646 )‏، ومسلم ( 1646 )‏ ( 3 )‏.‏

Translation

Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) caught up with Umar ibn al-Khattab while he was among a group of riders and heard him swear by his father. He called out to them: ‘Allah forbids you to swear by your fathers. Whoever swears an oath should swear by Allah or remain silent.’ They agreed upon it. It is authentic; al-Bukhari transmitted it (6646), and Muslim (1646, no. 3).