Volume 8, Book 78, Number 683:
Narrated Sa’id bin Al-Harith:
that he heard Ibn ‘Umar saying, “Weren’t people forbidden to make vows?” The Prophet said, ‘A
vow neither hastens nor delays anything, but by the making of vows, some of the wealth of a miser is
taken out.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 684:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
The Prophet forbade the making of vows and said, “It (a vow) does not prevent anything (that has
to take place), but the property of a miser is spent (taken out) with it.”
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.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 677:
Narrated Sauda:
(the wife of the Prophet) One of our sheep died and we tanned its skin and kept on infusing dates
in it till it was a worn out water skin.
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 678:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 8 > BOOK 78: OATHS AND VOWS
The family of (the Prophet) Muhammad never ate wheat-bread with meat for three consecutive
days to their fill, till he met Allah.
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 679:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Abu Talha said to Um Sulaim, “I heard the voice of Allah’s Apostle rather weak, and I knew that it
was because of hunger. Have you anything (to present to the Prophet)?” She said, “Yes.” Then she took
out a few loaves of barley bread and took a veil of hers and wrapped the bread with a part of it and
sent me to Allah’s Apostle. I went and found Allah’s Apostle sitting in the mosque with some people. I
stood up before him. Allah’s Apostle said to me, “Has Abu Talha sent you?” I said, ‘ Yes. Then Allah’s
Apostle said to those who were with him. “Get up and proceed.” I went ahead of them (as their fore –
runner) and came to Abu Talha and informed him about it. Abu Talha said, “O Um Sulaim! Allah’s
Apostle has come and we have no food to feed them.” Um Sulaim said, “Allah and His Apostle know
best.” So Abu Talha went out (to receive them) till he met Allah’s Apostle.
Allah’s Apostle came in company with Abu Talha and they entered the house. Allah’s Apostle said,
“O Um Sulaim! Bring whatever you have.” So she brought that (barley) bread and Allah’s Apostle
ordered that bread to be broken into small pieces, and then Um Sulaim poured over it some butter
from a leather butter container, and then Allah’s Apostle said what Allah wanted him to say, (i.e.
blessing the food). Allah’s Apostle then said, “Admit ten men.” Abu Talha admitted them and they ate
to their fill and went out. He again said, “Admit ten men.” He admitted them, and in this way all the
people ate to their fill, and they were seventy or eighty men.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 680:
Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “The (reward of) deeds, depend upon the intentions and every per –
son will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for the sake of Al –
lah and His Apostle, then his emigration will be considered to be for Allah and His Apostle, and who –
ever emigrated for the sake of worldly gain or for a woman to marry, then his emigration will be
considered to be for what he emigrated for.”