سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الكفاراتThe Chapters on Expiation
بَابُ : الاِسْتِثْنَاءِ فِي الْيَمِينِChapter: Uttering the exception when swearing
Hadith 2104
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حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ حَلَفَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَلَهُ ثُنْيَاهُ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` 'Whoever swears an oath and says In sha' Allah, he will have made an exception."(2)
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
By saying "in sha Allah," an oath is nullified; then, if the action mentioned is not carried out, there is no sin of breaking the oath, nor is expiation (kaffarah) required.
The reason for this is that an oath is meant to express a firm resolve, while "in sha Allah" means "if Allah wills, I will do this."
And in matters pertaining to the future, a person does not know Allah’s will, so in this, it is as if the resolve is negated, and the possibility arises that perhaps I will be able to do this action, or perhaps I will not.
By saying "in sha Allah," an oath is nullified; then, if the action mentioned is not carried out, there is no sin of breaking the oath, nor is expiation (kaffarah) required.
The reason for this is that an oath is meant to express a firm resolve, while "in sha Allah" means "if Allah wills, I will do this."
And in matters pertaining to the future, a person does not know Allah’s will, so in this, it is as if the resolve is negated, and the possibility arises that perhaps I will be able to do this action, or perhaps I will not.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2104
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, he did not break the oath,
and for breaking such an oath, there is no expiation (kaffarah) upon him.
1:
That is, he did not break the oath,
and for breaking such an oath, there is no expiation (kaffarah) upon him.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1532
