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صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الأيمان والنذور
The Book of Oaths and Vows
بَابُ عَهْدِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ:
Chapter. (What is said regarding) The Covenant of Allah.
Sahih Bukhari 6660 — What is said regarding) The Covenant of Allah
قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ : فَمَرَّ الْأَشْعَثُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ ، فَقَالَ : مَا يُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالُوا لَهُ : فَقَالَ الْأَشْعَثُ : نَزَلَتْ فِيَّ ، وَفِي صَاحِبٍ لِي ، فِي بِئْرٍ كَانَتْ بَيْنَنَا .
Al-Ash'ath said, "This Verse was revealed regarding me and a companion of mine when we had a dispute about a well."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
If a person says, "I have a covenant with Allah that I will certainly do such-and-such act," and he intends an oath (qasam) with these words, then if he does not perform the act, he will have to offer expiation (kaffarah).
According to Imam Bukhari rahimahullah, "the covenant of Allah" refers to taking an oath (qasam) by Allah.
In the noble verse as well, "the covenant of Allah" refers to taking an oath by Allah.
If there is no intention of an oath, then in the case of not performing the act, there will be no expiation, because Allah ta'ala has taken a covenant from every legally responsible person (mukallaf) that they will not worship Satan, but rather they will worship only Allah ta'ala.
In any case, in such expressions, the person's intention will be considered.
And Allah knows best. (Fath al-Bari: 11/664)
If a person says, "I have a covenant with Allah that I will certainly do such-and-such act," and he intends an oath (qasam) with these words, then if he does not perform the act, he will have to offer expiation (kaffarah).
According to Imam Bukhari rahimahullah, "the covenant of Allah" refers to taking an oath (qasam) by Allah.
In the noble verse as well, "the covenant of Allah" refers to taking an oath by Allah.
If there is no intention of an oath, then in the case of not performing the act, there will be no expiation, because Allah ta'ala has taken a covenant from every legally responsible person (mukallaf) that they will not worship Satan, but rather they will worship only Allah ta'ala.
In any case, in such expressions, the person's intention will be considered.
And Allah knows best. (Fath al-Bari: 11/664)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6660
