سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الأيمان والنذورThe Book of Oaths and Vows
بَابُ : الاِسْتِثْنَاءِChapter: The Exception (Saying: "If Allah Wills")
Hadith 3886
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ , فَقَالَ : إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ , فَقَدِ اسْتَثْنَى " .
´It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:` "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever swears an oath and says: "If Allah wills, then he has made an exception."'"
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, he did not break the oath,
and for breaking such an oath, there is no expiation (kaffarah) upon him.
1:
That is, he did not break the oath,
and for breaking such an oath, there is no expiation (kaffarah) upon him.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1532
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
By saying "in sha Allah," an oath is nullified; then, if the action mentioned is not carried out, there is no sin of breaking the oath, nor is expiation (kaffarah) required.
The reason for this is that an oath is meant to express a firm resolve, while "in sha Allah" means "if Allah wills, I will do this."
And in matters pertaining to the future, a person does not know Allah’s will, so in this, it is as if the resolve is negated, and the possibility arises that perhaps I will be able to do this action, or perhaps I will not.
By saying "in sha Allah," an oath is nullified; then, if the action mentioned is not carried out, there is no sin of breaking the oath, nor is expiation (kaffarah) required.
The reason for this is that an oath is meant to express a firm resolve, while "in sha Allah" means "if Allah wills, I will do this."
And in matters pertaining to the future, a person does not know Allah’s will, so in this, it is as if the resolve is negated, and the possibility arises that perhaps I will be able to do this action, or perhaps I will not.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2104
