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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الكفارات
The Chapters on Expiation
بَابُ : الْوَفَاءِ بِالنَّذْرِ
Chapter: Fulfilling vows
Sunan Ibn Majah 2131 — Fulfilling vows
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الطَّائِفِيِّ ، عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ كَرْدَمٍ الْيَسَارِيَّةِ ، أَنَّ أَبَاهَا لَقِيَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهِيَ رَدِيفَةٌ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَنْحَرَ بِبُوَانَةَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " هَلْ بِهَا وَثَنٌ ؟ " ، قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : " أَوْفِ بِنَذْرِكَ " .
´It was narrated from Maimunah bint Kardam Al-Yasariyyah that :` her father met the Prophet (ﷺ) when she was riding behind him. He said: "I vowed to offer a sacrifice at Buwanah." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Is there any idol there?" He said: "No." He said: " Fulfill your vow." (Hasan)Another chain with similar wording.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ دُكَيْنٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ ، عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ كَرْدَمٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِنَحْو .
With this chain also, it is narrated from Maymunah bint Kardam, may Allah be pleased with both of them, in the same manner.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The polytheists of Arabia used to make statues of certain revered figures and worship them; these were called "sanam" (idols). In addition to this, trees, rocks, graves, and stones associated with revered personalities were considered sacred, visited, and believed to be sources of blessing. Such things were called "wathan" (objects of veneration). The self-invented etiquettes and acts associated with visiting these objects are, in reality, acts of worship directed to these wathan. Avoiding both is a requirement of tawhid (monotheism).
➋ Wherever the worship of other than Allah takes place, a believer should also refrain from worshipping Allah there, so as not to resemble the polytheists.
➌ If there was once a wathan at a certain place and it has since been removed, one should still avoid acts of worship and sacrifice at that location, lest the worship of that wathan be revived.
➍ Sacrificing an animal in the name of other than Allah is forbidden (haram).
➊ The polytheists of Arabia used to make statues of certain revered figures and worship them; these were called "sanam" (idols). In addition to this, trees, rocks, graves, and stones associated with revered personalities were considered sacred, visited, and believed to be sources of blessing. Such things were called "wathan" (objects of veneration). The self-invented etiquettes and acts associated with visiting these objects are, in reality, acts of worship directed to these wathan. Avoiding both is a requirement of tawhid (monotheism).
➋ Wherever the worship of other than Allah takes place, a believer should also refrain from worshipping Allah there, so as not to resemble the polytheists.
➌ If there was once a wathan at a certain place and it has since been removed, one should still avoid acts of worship and sacrifice at that location, lest the worship of that wathan be revived.
➍ Sacrificing an animal in the name of other than Allah is forbidden (haram).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2131
