Volume 8, Book 78, Number 692:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “Allah is not in need of this man) torturing himself,” when he saw the man walk –
ing between his two sons (who were supporting him).
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 693:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet saw a man performing Tawaf around the Ka’ba, tied with a rope or something else
(while another person was holding him). The Prophet cut that rope off.
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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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 8 > BOOK 78: OATHS AND VOWS
‘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 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.”