Volume 8, Book 78, Number 628:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Hisham:
We were with the Prophet and he was holding the hand of ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab. ‘Umar said to
Him, “O Allah’s Apostle! You are dearer to me than everything except my own self.” The Prophet said,
“No, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, (you will not have complete faith) till I am dearer to you
than your own self.” Then ‘Umar said to him, “However, now, by Allah, you are dearer to me than my
own self.” The Prophet said, “Now, O ‘Umar, (now you are a believer).”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 629:
Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid:
Two men had a dispute in the presence of Allah’s Apostle. One of them said, “O Allah’s Apostle!
Judge between us according to Allah’s Laws.” The other who was wiser, said, “Yes, O Allah’s Apostle!
Judge between us according to Allah’s Laws and allow me to speak. The Prophet said, “Speak.” He
said, “My son was a laborer serving this (person) and he committed illegal sexual intercourse with
his wife, The people said that my son is to be stoned to death, but I ransomed him with one-hundred
sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the learned people, who informed me that my son should receive
one hundred lashes and will be exiled for one year, and stoning will be the lot for the man’s wife.”
Allah’s Apostle said, “Indeed, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I will judge between you according
to Allah’s Laws: As for your sheep and slave girl, they are to be returned to you.” Then he scourged
his son one hundred lashes and exiled him for one year. Then Unais Al-Aslami was ordered to go to
the wife of the second man, and if she confessed (the crime), then stone her to death. She did confess,
so he stoned her to death.
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 618:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq had never broken his oaths till Allah revealed the expiation for the oaths.
Then he said, “If I take an oath to do something and later on I find something else better than the first
one, then I do what is better and make expiation for my oath.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 619:
Narrated ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:
The Prophet said, “O ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, because if you are
given authority for it, then you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking
for it, then you will be helped in it (by Allah): and whenever you take an oath to do something and
later you find that something else is better than the first, then do the better one and make expiation
for your oath.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 620:
Narrated Abu Musa:
I went to the Prophet along with a group of Al-Ash’ariyin in order to request him to provide us
with mounts. He said, “By Allah, I will not provide you with mounts and I haven’t got anything to
mount you on.” Then we stayed there as long as Allah wished us to stay, and then three very nice
looking she-camels were brought to him and he made us ride them. When we left, we, or some of us,
said, “By Allah, we will not be blessed, as we came to the Prophet asking him for mounts, and he
swore that he would not give us any mounts but then he did give us. So let us go back to the Prophet
and remind him (of his oath).” When we returned to him (and reminded him of the fact), he said, “I
did not give you mounts, but it is Allah Who gave you. By Allah, Allah willing, if I ever take an oath
to do something and then I find something else than the first, I will make expiation for my oath and
do the thing which is better (or do something which is better and give the expiation for my oath).”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 621:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “We (Muslims) are the last in the world, but will be foremost on the Day of Re –
surrection.” Allah’s Apostle also said, “By Allah, if anyone of you insists on fulfilling an oath by which
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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.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 622:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Anyone who takes an oath through which his family may be harmed, and in –
sists on keeping it, he surely commits a sin greater (than that of dissolving his oath). He should rather
compensate for that oath by making expiation.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 623:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle sent an army detachment and made Usama bin Zaid its commander. Some people
criticized (spoke badly of) Usama’s leadership. So Allah’s Apostle got up saying, “If you people are
criticizing Usama’s leadership, you have already criticized the leadership of his father before. But
Wa-aimullah (i.e., By Allah), he (i.e. Zaid) deserved the leadership, and he was one of the most be –
loved persons to me; and now this (his son Usama) is one of the dearest persons to me after him.” (See
Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)