سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الكفاراتThe Chapters on Expiation
بَابُ : النَّهْيِ أَنْ يَسْتَلِجَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي يَمِينِهِ وَلاَ يُكَفِّرَChapter: Prohibition of a man insisting on what he swore about, and not offering expiation
Hadith 2114
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الْمَعْمَرِيُّ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا اسْتَلَجَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْيَمِينِ ، فَإِنَّهُ آثَمُ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْكَفَّارَةِ الَّتِي أُمِرَ بِهَا " .
´It was narrated that Hammam heard Abu Hurairah saying that 'Abul-Qasim (ﷺ) said:` "If anyone of you insists on fulfilling what he swore to (after learning that it is wrong) then it is more sinful before Allah than (breaking the oath for which) the expiation that has been enjoined upon him."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
To insist upon an oath means to be determined to fulfill such an oath that involves a sinful or disliked (makruh) act.
It is necessary to break such an oath and pay the expiation (kaffarah).
➋
To take an oath upon something bad and then persist in it is also a sin; therefore, it is better to incur the sin of breaking the oath, because that will be forgiven by paying the expiation, whereas persisting in the mistake will only increase the sin.
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To insist upon an oath means to be determined to fulfill such an oath that involves a sinful or disliked (makruh) act.
It is necessary to break such an oath and pay the expiation (kaffarah).
➋
To take an oath upon something bad and then persist in it is also a sin; therefore, it is better to incur the sin of breaking the oath, because that will be forgiven by paying the expiation, whereas persisting in the mistake will only increase the sin.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2114
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
This indicates that persisting in a false oath is not a commendable act; rather, breaking it and offering its expiation is better. The same subject is mentioned in the following ahadith as well.
Great care and caution are required when taking an oath, and an oath should be sworn only by the name of Allah.
This indicates that persisting in a false oath is not a commendable act; rather, breaking it and offering its expiation is better. The same subject is mentioned in the following ahadith as well.
Great care and caution are required when taking an oath, and an oath should be sworn only by the name of Allah.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 6626
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
If by adhering to one’s oath, harm comes to his family and they are distressed by it, then he should not persist in his oath; rather, he should break the oath and offer its expiation (kaffarah).
He should not assume that insisting on the oath is an act of righteousness.
In such circumstances, the oath should be broken so that his household remains safe from harm and loss.
If he says, “I will not break my oath because I fear sin from this action,” then he is mistaken.
And Allah knows best.
(2)
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah writes that the mention of “family” is incidental; if the same reason is found with others, then the same ruling applies to them as well: the oath should be broken and its expiation given.
(Fath al-Bari: 11/635)
(1)
If by adhering to one’s oath, harm comes to his family and they are distressed by it, then he should not persist in his oath; rather, he should break the oath and offer its expiation (kaffarah).
He should not assume that insisting on the oath is an act of righteousness.
In such circumstances, the oath should be broken so that his household remains safe from harm and loss.
If he says, “I will not break my oath because I fear sin from this action,” then he is mistaken.
And Allah knows best.
(2)
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah writes that the mention of “family” is incidental; if the same reason is found with others, then the same ruling applies to them as well: the oath should be broken and its expiation given.
(Fath al-Bari: 11/635)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6626
