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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من النذور و الايمانFrom the Book of Vows and Oaths
باب بِأَيِّ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ حَلَفْتَ لَزِمَكَ:Chapter: Any Name of Allah Used in an Oath Is Binding
Hadith 2387
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: كَانَتْ يَمِينُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّتِي يَحْلِفُ بِهَا "لَا وَمُقَلِّبِ الْقُلُوبِ".
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The oath of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to be like this: «لَا وَمُقَلِّبِ الْقُلُوْبِ» No, by the One who turns the hearts «وَاللّٰهُ اَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ» .
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 2386)
In this hadith, the manner and style of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in taking oaths is described: if the ongoing conversation or statement was not correct, he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would first refute it with the initial letter «”لا“», then he would swear by one of Allah’s attributive names. «مقلب القلوب»—the Turner of hearts—is an attributive name (sifat) of Allah. Therefore, it is understood that just as it is permissible to swear by Allah’s personal name (ism dhati), it is also permissible to swear by His attributive names (asma’ sifat), whether that attribute pertains to Allah’s essence, such as knowledge (‘ilm) and power (qudrah), or is an attribute of action (sifat fi‘liyyah), such as subjugation (qahr) and dominance (ghalabah), etc.
In this hadith, the manner and style of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in taking oaths is described: if the ongoing conversation or statement was not correct, he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would first refute it with the initial letter «”لا“», then he would swear by one of Allah’s attributive names. «مقلب القلوب»—the Turner of hearts—is an attributive name (sifat) of Allah. Therefore, it is understood that just as it is permissible to swear by Allah’s personal name (ism dhati), it is also permissible to swear by His attributive names (asma’ sifat), whether that attribute pertains to Allah’s essence, such as knowledge (‘ilm) and power (qudrah), or is an attribute of action (sifat fi‘liyyah), such as subjugation (qahr) and dominance (ghalabah), etc.
