Volume 8, Book 78, Number 697:
Narrated Ziyad bin Jubair:
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I was with Ibn ‘Umar when a man asked him, “I have vowed to fast every Tuesday or Wednesday
throughout my life and if the day of my fasting coincided with the day of Nahr (the first day of ‘Id-
al-Adha), (What shall I do?)” Ibn ‘Umar said, “Allah has ordered the vows to be fulfilled, and we are
forbidden to fast on the day of Nahr.” The man repeated his question and Ibn ‘Umar repeated his
former answer, adding nothing more.
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 698:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
We went out in the company of Allah’s Apostle on the day of (the battle of) Khaibar, and we did
not get any gold or silver as war booty, but we got property in the form of things and clothes. Then a
man called Rifa’a bin Zaid, from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dubaib, presented a slave named Mid’am to Al –
lah’s Apostle. Allah’s Apostle headed towards the valley of Al-Qura, and when he was in the valley of
Al-Qura an arrow was thrown by an unidentified person, struck and killed Mid’am who was making
a she-camel of Allah’s Apostle kneel down. The people said, “Congratulations to him (the slave) for
gaining Paradise.” Allah’s Apostle said, “No! By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, for the sheet which he
stole from the war booty before its distribution on the day of Khaibar, is now burning over him.”
When the people heard that, a man brought one or two Shiraks (leather straps of shoes) to the
Prophet. The Prophet said, “A Shirak of fire, or two Shiraks of fire.”
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Book 79: Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths
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 690:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
A man came to the Prophet and said to him, “My sister vowed to perform the Hajj, but she died
(before fulfilling it).” The Prophet said, “Would you not have paid her debts if she had any?” The man
said, “Yes.” The Prophet said, “So pay Allah’s Rights, as He is more entitled to receive His rights.”