Hadith 1177
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وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها في قوله تعالى : « لا يؤاخذكم الله باللغو في أيمانكم » قالت : هو قول الرجل لا والله وبلى والله . أخرجه البخاري ورواه أبو داود مرفوعا.
Narrated 'Aishah (RA) regarding the saying of Allah the Most High: "Allah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths (5:89)." She said: It (was sent down about such phrases as) a person's sayying: 'No, by Allah' and 'Yes, by Allah.' [al-Bukhari reported it (Mauquf, i.e. as a saying of 'Aishah). Abu Dawud reported it as Marfu' (attributed to the Prophet).]
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Idle oaths are excused.
➋ And there is no expiation (kaffarah) for them.
➌ However, a person should avoid this and change his habit.
➍ It is stated:
(لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّـهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ) (Al-Baqarah: 225) Allah will not call you to account for your idle oaths, but He will call you to account for what your hearts have earned.
➊ Idle oaths are excused.
➋ And there is no expiation (kaffarah) for them.
➌ However, a person should avoid this and change his habit.
➍ It is stated:
(لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّـهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ) (Al-Baqarah: 225) Allah will not call you to account for your idle oaths, but He will call you to account for what your hearts have earned.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3254
