Source Attribution
This excerpt is taken from the book Aḥkām wa Masā’il in the Light of the Qur’an and Sunnah by Shaykh Mubashir Ahmad Rabbani.
“Is there any idol from the idols of the pre-Islamic era there?”
The Companions replied: No.
He then asked:
“Is there any of their fairs or festivals held there?”
They replied: No.
Then the Prophet ﷺ said:
“Fulfill your vow, for a vow is not fulfilled in disobedience to Allah, nor is a vow fulfilled concerning something that is not under the control of the son of Adam.”
Please provide its reference, and kindly also give me some advice.
(May Allah reward you with goodness.)
It is also mentioned in:
“I advise you to fear Allah, for it is the foundation of everything. Hold fast to jihād in the path of Allah, for it is the monasticism of Islam. Hold fast to the remembrance of Allah and the recitation of the Qur’an, for it is your comfort in the heavens and your mention upon the earth.”
Imām al-Albānī رحمه الله declared this ḥadīth ḥasan.
Fearing Allah in every matter, adhering to remembrance (dhikr), recitation of the Qur’an, and jihād in the path of Allah are among the greatest means of success for a person. Through jihād, one attains relief from grief and distress, and concern for the Hereafter becomes firmly established.
May Allah grant us the ability to act upon this. Āmīn.
This excerpt is taken from the book Aḥkām wa Masā’il in the Light of the Qur’an and Sunnah by Shaykh Mubashir Ahmad Rabbani.
❖ Question:
I read in a ḥadīth that a Companion made a vow at the place called Huwānah that he would slaughter camels there. The Prophet ﷺ asked:“Is there any idol from the idols of the pre-Islamic era there?”
The Companions replied: No.
He then asked:
“Is there any of their fairs or festivals held there?”
They replied: No.
Then the Prophet ﷺ said:
“Fulfill your vow, for a vow is not fulfilled in disobedience to Allah, nor is a vow fulfilled concerning something that is not under the control of the son of Adam.”
Please provide its reference, and kindly also give me some advice.
(May Allah reward you with goodness.)
✿ Answer:
The ḥadīth you mentioned is recorded in Sunan Abī Dāwūd.
Reference: Abū Dāwūd: 3313
It is also mentioned in:
Reference: Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ: 3337
Reference: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ al-Ṣaghīr: 2501
Advice
With regard to advice, remember this ḥadīth of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī رضي الله عنه narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:“I advise you to fear Allah, for it is the foundation of everything. Hold fast to jihād in the path of Allah, for it is the monasticism of Islam. Hold fast to the remembrance of Allah and the recitation of the Qur’an, for it is your comfort in the heavens and your mention upon the earth.”
Reference: Musnad Aḥmad: 3/82, ḥadīth 11796
Reference: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ: 2543
Reference: Al-Silsilah al-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2/94, ḥadīth 555
Imām al-Albānī رحمه الله declared this ḥadīth ḥasan.
Fearing Allah in every matter, adhering to remembrance (dhikr), recitation of the Qur’an, and jihād in the path of Allah are among the greatest means of success for a person. Through jihād, one attains relief from grief and distress, and concern for the Hereafter becomes firmly established.
May Allah grant us the ability to act upon this. Āmīn.
