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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الكفاراتThe Chapters on Expiation
بَابُ : الْيَمِينِ حِنْثٌ أَوْ نَدَمٌChapter: Swearing is (i.e., leads to) sin or regret
Hadith 2103
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ بَشَّارِ بْنِ كِدَامٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّمَا الْحَلِفُ حِنْثٌ أَوْ نَدَمٌ " .
´It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that :` the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "An oath (leads to) either sin or regret. "
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : The meaning is that an oath is often not free from these two situations: a person, frequently in anger and without thinking, swears that he will not eat a certain thing, or will not speak to a certain person. Then a need arises such that he has to break the oath, and when he breaks it, he must give expiation (kaffarah); thus, wealth is spent without benefit, and there is also regret and embarrassment. If he does not break it, even then there is regret, because due to the oath he is deprived of a certain pleasure.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
This narration is weak.
The authentic narration is that if an oath is broken mistakenly, then expiation (kaffarah) should be given, and the correct action should be carried out.
One should not insist by saying, "I will not do such-and-such good deed because I have taken an oath."
This narration is weak.
The authentic narration is that if an oath is broken mistakenly, then expiation (kaffarah) should be given, and the correct action should be carried out.
One should not insist by saying, "I will not do such-and-such good deed because I have taken an oath."
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2103
