Volume 8, Book 78, Number 694:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
While performing the Tawaf around the Ka’ba, the Prophet passed by a person leading another
person by a hair-rope nose-ring in his nose. The Prophet cut the hair-rope nose-ring off with his
hand and ordered the man to lead him by the hand.
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 685:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Allah says, ‘The vow, does not bring about for the son of Adam anything I have
not decreed for him, but his vow may coincide with what has been decided for him, and by this way
I cause a miser to spend of his wealth. So he gives Me (spends in charity) for the fulfillment of what
has been decreed for him what he would not give Me before but for his vow.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 686:
Narrated Zahdam bin Mudarrab:
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‘Imran bin Hussain said, “The Prophet said, ‘The best of you (people) are my generation, and the
second best will be those who will follow them, and then those who will follow the second genera –
tion.” Imran added, “I do not remember whether he mentioned two or three (generations) after his
generation. He added, ‘Then will come some people who will make vows but will not fulfill them;
and they will be dishonest and will not be trustworthy, and they will give their witness without being
asked to give their witness, and fatness will appear among them.’ “
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 687:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet said, “Whoever vows that he will be obedient to Allah, should remain obedient to
Him; and whoever made a vow that he will disobey Allah, should not disobey Him.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 688:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
‘Umar said “O Allah’s Apostle! I vowed to perform I’tikaf for one night in Al-Masjid-al-Haram,
during the Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance (before embracing Islam). “The Prophet said, “Fulfill your
vow.” Ibn ‘Umar said to the lady, “Pray on her behalf.” Ibn ‘Abbas said the same.
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 689:
Narrated Sa’id bin ‘Ubada Al-Ansari:
that he consulted the Prophet about a vow that had been made by his mother who died without
fulfilling it. The Prophet gave his verdict that he should fulfill it on her behalf. The verdict became
Sunna (i.e. the Prophet’s tradition).
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 675:
Narrated Anas:
Allah’s Apostle took an oath for abstention from h is wives (for one month), and during those days
he had a sprain in his foot. He stayed in a Mashrubah (an upper room) for twenty-nine nights and
then came down. Then the people said, “O Allah’s Apostle! You took an oath for abstention (from
your wives) for one month.” On that he said, A month can be of twenty-nine days ‘
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 676:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
Sahl bin Sa’d said, “Abu Usaid, the companion of the Prophet, got married, so he invited the Proph –
et to his wedding party, and the bride herself served them. Sahl said to the People, ‘Do you know
what drink she served him with? She infused some dates in a pot at night and the next morning she
served him with the infusion.”