Hadith 5089

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي غِفَارٍ فِي مَجْلِسِ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، حَدَّثَنِي فُلَانٌ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ مِنْ خُبْزٍ وَلَحْمٍ ، فَقَالَ : " نَاوِلْنِي الذِّرَاعَ " فَنُووِلَ ذِرَاعًا ، فَأَكَلَهَا ، قَالَ يَحْيَى : لَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا هَكَذَا ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " نَاوِلْنِي الذِّرَاعَ " فَنُووِلَ ذِرَاعًا ، فَأَكَلَهَا ، ثُمَّ قَالَ " نَاوِلْنِي الذِّرَاعَ " ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّمَا هُمَا ذِرَاعَانِ ، فَقَالَ : " وَأَبِيكَ لَوْ سَكَتَّ مَا زِلْتُ أُنَاوَلُ مِنْهَا ذِرَاعًا مَا دَعَوْتُ بِهِ " . (حديث مرفوع) (حديث موقوف) فَقَالَ فَقَالَ سَالِمٌ : أَمَّا هَذِهِ فَلَا ، سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَنْهَاكُمْ أَنْ تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ " .
In the gathering of Sayyiduna Salim (may Allah have mercy on him), a person was narrating this hadith that once bread and meat were presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give me a foreleg." The foreleg was given to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he ate it. After that, he said: "Give me another foreleg." That too was given to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he ate it as well. Then he said: "Give me another foreleg." Someone said, "O Messenger of Allah! There are only two forelegs in a goat." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By your father's life! If you had remained silent, I would have continued to receive forelegs as long as I kept asking you for them." When Sayyiduna Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) heard this hadith, he said: "This is not correct at all, because I heard Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Allah forbids you from swearing oaths by the names of your forefathers.'"
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 5089
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: هذا الحديث حديثان: قصة الذراع، وإسنادها ضعيف لإبهام الرجل الغفاري، ولكن لها شاهد من حديث أبى هريرة سيرد 2/ 517 وإسناده حسن، والحديث الثاني: النهي عن الحلف بالآباء وإسناده صحيح، م: 1646.