Sunan an-Nasa'iHadith 3802The Book of Oaths and Vows

Chapter

The Book of Oaths and Vows

كتاب الأيمان والنذور

Arabic Text

أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ فَاسْتَثْنَى فَإِنْ شَاءَ مَضَى وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ غَيْرَ حَنِثٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English Translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet said:

"Whoever swears an oath and says: 'If Allah wills', then if he wishes he may go ahead, and if he wishes he may not, without having broken his oath."

Book

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Hadith No.

3802

Author

Imam Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i