The Book on Vows and Oaths
كتاب النذور والأيمان عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
Chapter 1: What Has Been Related From The Messenger Of Allah (saws) About 'There Is No Vowing For Disobedience'
That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "There is no vowing for disobedience, and its atonement is the atonement of an oath."
That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "There is no vowing in disobedience to Allah, and its atonement is the atonement of an oath."
Chapter 2: Whoever Vows To Obey Allah, Then He Should Obey Him
Chapter 3: What Has Been Related About There Is No Vowing In That Over Which The Son Of Adam Has No Control
That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "It is not for a person to vow about that over which he has no control."
Chapter 4: What Has Been Related About Atonement For A Vow When It Was Not Specified
That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The atonement of a vow when it is not specified is the atonement of an oath."
Chapter 5: What Has Been Related About Whoever Takes An Oath And Then Sees That Something Else Is Better Than It
That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O 'Abdur-Rahman! Do not ask for a position of leadership, for if you receive it due to asking, you will be left alone with it, and if you receive it without asking, then you will be aided in it. And if you take an oath and you see that something else is better than it, then do what is better, and make an atonement for your oath."
Chapter 6: What Has Been Related About The Atonement Before The Violation
That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever takes an oath, and then he sees that something else is better than it, then he should make atonement for his oath and then do it."
Chapter 7: What Has Been Related About Making Exceptions In Oath
That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever swears about an oath and says: 'If Allah wills (Insha Allah), then there is no breaking of the oath against him."
That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever swears [about an oath] and says: 'If Allah wills (Insha Allah), then he will not have broken it."
Chapter 8: What Has Been Related About It being Disliked To Swear By Other Than Allah
From his father (Ibn 'Umar) that the Prophet (ﷺ) heard 'Umar saying: "By my father, By my father!" So he said: "Verily Allah prohibits you from swearing by your father." So 'Umar said: "By Allah I did not swear by him after that, neither intentionally nor in narrating."
That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came across 'Umar while he was on his mount, and he was swearing by his father. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Verily Allah prohibits you from swearing by your fathers. So let the one who swears, swear by Allah, or be silent."
That Ibn 'Umar heard a man saying: "No by the Ka'bah" so Ibn 'Umar said: "Nothing is sworn by other than Allah, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Whoever swears by other than Allah, he has committed disbelief or shirk.'"
Chapter 9: What Has been Related About One Who Takes An Oath To Walk And He Is Not Able To
"A Woman vowed to walk to the House of Allah, so the Prophet (ﷺ) asked about that, and he said: 'Verily Allah is in no need of her walking, order her to ride.'"
Another Chain from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a man, and he mentioned similarly.
Chapter 10: About Vows Being Disliked
That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Do not vow, for the vows does not prevent what is decreed at all, and it only causes the miser to spend (of his wealth)."
Chapter 11: What Has Been Related About Fulfilling Vows
"I said:'O Messenger of Allah! I had vowed to perform I'tikaf in Al-Masjid Al-Haram for a night during the era of Jahiliyyah.' He said: 'Fulfill your vow.''"
Chapter 12: What Has Been Related About How The Prophet (saws) Would Swear
From this father (Ibn Umar) who said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) often would swear with this oath: 'No! By the Changer of the Hearts.'"
Chapter 13: What Has Been Related About The Reward For Freeing A Slave
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'Whoever frees a believing slave, then Allah frees a limb from the Fire for each of his limbs, such that he frees his private parts in lieu of his private parts.'"
Chapter 14: What Has Been Related About A Man Who Slaps His Servant
"We were seven brothers without a servant except one, and one of us slapped her, so the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered us to free her."