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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الكفارات
The Chapters on Expiation
بَابُ : مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
Chapter: One who swears an oath and then sees that something else is better
Sunan Ibn Majah 2109 — One who swears an oath and then sees
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْعَدَنِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزَّعْرَاءِ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْجُشَمِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، يَأْتِينِي ابْنُ عَمِّي ، فَأَحْلِفُ أَنْ لَا أُعْطِيَهُ وَلَا أَصِلَهُ ، قَالَ : " كَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ " .
´It was narrated from Abul-Ahwas 'Awf bin Malik Al- Jushami that his father said:` "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my cousin comes to me and I swear that I will not give him anything or uphold the ties of kinship with him.' He said: 'Offer expiation for what you swore about.'"
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Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, maintain the ties of kinship with her, and this is a better deed than fulfilling the oath; therefore, break the oath and offer its expiation.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1) In this hadith, encouragement towards ihsan (excellence in conduct) has been given, that if someone does evil to another, then the latter should respond to the evildoer with gentleness.
2) If someone has sworn an oath to sever ties of kinship (qat‘ al-rahm), then he will give its expiation (kaffarah) and will maintain the ties of kinship (silat al-rahm).
2) If someone has sworn an oath to sever ties of kinship (qat‘ al-rahm), then he will give its expiation (kaffarah) and will maintain the ties of kinship (silat al-rahm).
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3819
