Volume 8, Book 79, Number 715:
Narrated ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:
Allah’s Apostle said, “(O ‘Abdur-Rahman!) Do not seek to be a ruler, for, if you are given the au –
thority of ruling without your asking for it, then Allah will help you; but if you are given it by your
asking, then you will be held responsible for it (i.e. Allah will not help you ) . And if you take an oath
to do something and later on find another thing, better than that, then do what is better and make
expiation for (the dissolution of) your oath.”
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 8 > BOOK 80: LAWS OF INHERITANCE (AL-FARAA’ID)
Book 80: Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa’id)
Volume 8, Book 79, Number 713:
Narrated Zahdam:
the same narration as above (i.e. No. 712).
Volume 8, Book 79, Number 714:
Narrated Zahdam:
the same narration as above (i.e. No. 712).
Volume 8, Book 79, Number 705:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle said, “O Allah! Bestow Your Blessings on their measures, Sa’ and Mudd (i.e., of the
people of Medina) “
Volume 8, Book 79, Number 706:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 8 > BOOK 79: EXPIATION FOR UNFULFILLED OATHS
The Prophet said, “If somebody manumits a Muslim slave, Allah will save from the Fire every part
of his body for freeing the corresponding parts of the slave’s body, even his private parts will be
saved from the Fire) because of freeing the slave’s private parts.”
Volume 8, Book 79, Number 707:
Narrated ‘Amr:
Jabir said: An Ansari man made his slave a Mudabbar and he had no other property than him.
When the Prophet heard of that, he said (to his companions), “Who wants to buy him (i.e., the slave)
for me?” Nu’aim bin An-Nahham bought him for eight hundred Dirhams. I heard Jabir saying, “That
was a coptic slave who died in the same year.”
Volume 8, Book 79, Number 708:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
that she intended to buy Barira (a slave girl) and her masters stipulated that they would have her
Wala’. When ‘Aisha mentioned that to the Prophet ; he said, “Buy her, for the Wala’ is for the one who
manumits.”
Volume 8, Book 79, Number 709:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari:
I went to Allah’s Apostle along with a group of people from (the tribe of) Al-Ash’ari, asking for
mounts. The Prophet said, “By Allah, I will not give you anything to ride, and I have nothing to mount
you on.” We stayed there as long as Allah wished, and after that, some camels were brought to the
Prophet and he ordered that we be given three camels. When we set out, some of us said to others,
“Allah will not bless us, as we all went to Allah’s Apostle asking him for mounts, and although he had
sworn that he would not give us mounts, he did give us.” So we returned to the Prophet; and men –
tioned that to him. He said, “I have not provided you with mounts, but Allah has. By Allah, Allah will –
ing, if I ever take an oath, and then see that another is better than the first, I make expiration for my
(dissolved) oath, and do what is better and make expiration.”