A man and a woman who swear to walk but are unable

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: My sister vowed that she would walk barefoot to the House of Allah without covering her head. I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Order your sister to cover her head, travel riding, and fast three days (as expiation)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man staggering along between his two sons. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this?" They said: He has vowed that he will walk to the House of Allah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has no need of this man tormenting himself." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him, and he rode.

It is narrated from Urwah bin Udhaynah (Ubaydullah says it was his grandmother, and Malik says it was his mother) that she vowed that she would walk. When she had walked as far as the place called al-Suqya, she became unable to walk any further. I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he said: Order her to come again next year and walk again from the point where she became unable.

Al-Sha'bi was asked about a man who vowed that he would walk to the Ka'bah, but he walked half the way and rode half of it. Amir (al-Sha'bi) said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Next year he should ride as much as he walked and walk as much as he rode, and offer a camel (as a sacrifice).

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever says, 'Walking is due from me,' may ride if he wishes and offer a sacrificial animal (hady).

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about a man who vowed that he would walk to the House of Allah. According to the narrator Abd al-Rahim, he said: He should ride and shed blood (offer a sacrifice); and according to the narrator Abu Khalid: He should offer a camel.

Amr bin Sa'id al-Bajali said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) was on the pulpit and I was sitting below (in front of) the pulpit. A man came and said: O Commander of the Believers! I had vowed that I would perform Hajj on foot. When I had travelled such-and-such a distance on foot, I feared that I would miss the Hajj, so I rode. He said: There is no wrong upon you. Return next year, walk what you rode and ride what you walked.

Al-Hasan was asked about a man who vowed that he would perform Hajj on foot. He said: He should walk; then if he is unable to continue walking, he should ride and send a camel as a sacrificial offering (hady).

Musa bin Ubaydah said: I heard al-Qasim when a man asked him about one who had sworn that he would walk to the House of Allah; then when he became tired, he rode. He said: When the next year comes, he should walk as much as he rode and ride as much as he walked.

He (Musa bin Ubaydah) said: And I heard Yazid bin Abdullah bin Qusayt say: He should ride and offer a camel.

Ibrahim was asked about a man who had sworn that he would walk to the House of Allah; then when he became tired, he rode. He said: When the next year comes, he should walk as much as he rode and ride as much as he walked.