The Book of Oaths and Vows
كتاب الأيمان والنذور
Chapter 36: If A Person Makes A Vow Then Becomes Muslim Before Fulfilling It
إِذَا نَذَرَ ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفِيَ
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar, that 'Umar had vowed to spend a night in 'Itikaf during the Jahiliyyah. He asked the Messenger of Allah about that, and he ordered him to perform the 'Itikaf.
"Umar had made a vow to spend a night in 'Itikaf in Al-Masjid Al-Haram. He asked the Messenger of Allah about that, and he ordered him to perform the 'Itikaf."
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that 'Umar had vowed -during the Jahiliyyah- to spend a day in 'Itikaf. He asked the Messenger of Allah about that, and he commanded him to perform the 'Itikaf.
"O Messenger of Allah! I want to give all my wealth in charity for Allah and His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah said to him: "Keep some of your wealth for yourself; that is better for you."
Chapter 37: Giving Away One's Wealth Because Of A Vow
إِذَا أَهْدَى مَالَهُ عَلَى وَجْهِ النَّذْرِ .
"I heard Ka'b bin Malik narrating his Hadith about when he stayed behind and did not join the Messenger of Allah on the campaign to Tabuk. He said: 'When I sat down before him I said: "O Messenger of Allah, as part of my repentance I want to give my wealth in charity to Allah and His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah said: "Keep some of your wealth for yourself; that is better for you." I said: "I will keep my share that is in Khaibar."'"
"I heard Ka'b bin Malik narrating his Hadith about when he stayed behind and did not join the Messenger of Allah on the campaign to Tabuk. (he said) I said: 'As part of my repentance I want to give my wealth in charity for Allah and His Messenger.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Keep some of your wealth for yourself; that is better for you.' I said: 'I will keep for myself my share that is in Khaibar.'"
"I heard my father Ka'b bin Malik narrate: 'I said: O Messenger of Allah, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has saved me by my being truthful, and as part of my repentance I want to give my wealth in charity to Allah and His Messenger. He said: Keep some of your wealth for yourself; that is better for you. I said: I will keep my share that is in Khaibar.'"
Chapter 38: Is Land Included If A Person Vows To Give Up Wealth?
هَلْ تَدْخُلُ الأَرَضُونَ فِي الْمَالِ إِذَا نَذَرَ .
"We were with the Messenger of Allah in the year of Khaibar, and we did not get any spoils of war except for wealth, goods and clothes. Then a man from Banu Ad-Dubaib, who was called Rifa'ah bin Zaid, gave the Messenger of Allah a black slave who was called Mid'am. The Messenger of Allah set out for Wadi Al-Qura. When we were in Wadi Al-Qura, while Mid'am was unloading the luggage of the Messenger of Allah, an arrow came and killed him. The people said: 'Congratulations! You will go to Paradise,' but the Messenger of Allah said: 'No, by the One in Whose hand is my soul! The cloak that he took from the spoils of war on the Day of Khaibar is burning him with fire.' When the people heard that, a man brought one or two shoelaces to the Messenger of Allah and the Messenger of Allah said: 'One or two shoelaces of fire.'"
Chapter 39: Saying: "If Allah Wills"
الاِسْتِثْنَاءِ .
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever swears an oath and says: If Allah wills, then he has made an exception.'"
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever swears an oath and says: If Allah wills, then he has made an exception.'"
"Whoever swears an oath and says, 'If Allah wills,' then he has the choice: If he wishes, he may go ahead, and if he wishes he may not."
Chapter 40: If A Man Swears An Oath And Someone Says To Him, "If Allah Wills," Does That Count For Him?
إِذَا حَلَفَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ هَلْ لَهُ اسْتِثْنَاءٌ .
"Sulaiman bin Dawud said: 'Tonight I will go around ninety women, each of whom will bear a horseman who will perform Jihad in the cause of Allah.' His companion said to him: 'If Allah wills.' But he did not say: 'If Allah wills.' Then he went around to them all, but none of them got pregnant except a woman who bore half a man. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! If he had said, 'If Allah wills,' they would all have performed Jihad in the cause of Allah as horsemen."
Chapter 41: Expiation For Vows
كَفَّارَةِ النَّذْرِ .
"The expiation for vows is the expiation for an oath."
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no vow to commit an act of disobedience.'"
"There is no vow to commit an act of disobedience and its expiation is the expiation for an oath."
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no vow to commit an act of disobedience, and its expiation is the expiation for an oath.'"
"There is no vow to commit an act of disobedience, and its expiation is the expiation for an oath."
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no vow to commit an act of disobedience, and its expiation is the expiation for an oath.'"
"There is no vow to commit an act of disobedience, and its expiation is the expiation for an oath."
"There is no vow to commit an act of disobedience, and its expiation is the expiation for an oath."