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Hadith 823
Hadith #
823
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
7
Section
14
Part
The Book of Oaths, Vows and Expiations
Chapter
It is not Permissible to take an Oath by anything other than by Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
۞
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has narrated the following
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I say that a man must take an oath and swear by Allah only. People’s saying, la’ bal shane ’uka (no, but may your adversary be it) is of the expressions of the people of ignorance. If one takes an oath by such expressions and so on, he has ignored taking an oath by Allah. One’s expression, Ya Hayahu and ya Hanahu is only a pausing and punctuating effort to better articulate one’s idea. However, one’s saying la’umr Allah or Lahahu is swearing by Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious.’”
2- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ
لا أَرَى أَنْ يَحْلِفَ الرَّجُلُ إِلا بِاللهِ فَأَمَّا قَوْلُ الرَّجُلِ لابَ لِشَانِئِكَ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ قَوْلِ أَهْلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَلَوْ حَلَفَ الرَّجُلُ بِهَذَا وَأَشْبَاهِهِ لَتُرِكَ الْحَلْفُ بِاللهِ فَأَمَّا قَوْلُ الرَّجُلِ يَا هَيَاهْ وَيَا هَنَاهْ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ لِطَلَبِ الاسْمِ وَلا أَرَى بِهِ بَأْساً وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ لَعَمْرُ اللهِ وَقَوْلُهُ لا هَاهُ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ بِاللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
Tags Oaths and Vows

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