Hadith About Swearing An Oath
What are hadiths about swearing an oath? Examples of hadiths about swearing an oath...
According to ʿAbd Allah (b. Masʿud) (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “Whoever takes the property of a Muslim by taking
a false oath will meet Allah Who will be angry with him.” (al-Bukhari, al-Tawhid, 24)
According to ʿAbd Allah (b. ʿUmar) (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah or remain silent.” (al-Bukhari, al-Shahadat, 26)
According to Ibn ʿAbbas (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “If the people were given what they claimed, some would have claimed the lives and property of men. But the one the claim is made against is obliged to swear an oath.” (Ibn Maja, al-Ahkam, 7)
Abu Hurayra (ra) said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say, ‘Swearing produces a ready sale for a commodity but blots out the blessing.’” (Abu Daʾud, al-Buyuʿ, 6; al-Nasaʾi, al-Buyuʿ, 3)
Hammam b. Muhabbih said, “This is what Abu Hurayra (ra) told us about the Messenger of Allah (saw): He mentioned a number of ḥadīths in one of which the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, ‘By Allah, if anyone of you insists on fulfilling an oath by which he may harm his family, he commits a greater sin in Allah’s sight than that of dissolving his oath and making expiation for it.’” (Muslim, al-Ayman, 26; al-Bukhari, al-Ayman wa ‘l-nudhur, 1)
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths
