Volume 8, Book 78, Number 650:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Any Muslim who has lost three of his children will not be touched by the Fire
except that which will render Allah’s oath fulfilled.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 651:
Narrated Haritha bin Wahb:
I heard the Prophet saying, “Shall I tell you of the people of Paradise? They comprise every poor
humble person, and if he swears by Allah to do something, Allah will fulfill it; while the people of the
fire comprise every violent, cruel arrogant person.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 652:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet was asked, “Who are the best people?” He replied: The people of my generation, and
then those who will follow (come after) them, and then those who will come after the later; after that
there will come some people whose witness will precede their oaths and their oaths will go ahead of
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their witness.” Ibrahim (a sub-narrator) said, “When we were young, our elder friends used to pro –
hibit us from taking oaths by saying, ‘I bear witness swearing by Allah, or by Allah’s Covenant.”‘
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 653:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “Whoever swears falsely in order to grab the property of a Muslim (or of his
brother), Allah will be angry with him when he meets Him.” Allah then revealed in confirmation of
the above statement:–‘Verily those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah’s Covenant and
their own oaths.’ (3.77) Al-Ash’ath said, “This Verse was revealed regarding me and a companion of
mine when we had a dispute about a well.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 638:
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri:
A man heard another man reciting: Surat-ul-Ikhlas (The Unity) ‘Say: He is Allah, the One (112)
and he was repeating it. The next morning he came to Allah’s Apostle and mentioned the whole story
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to him as if he regarded the recitation of that Sura as insufficient On that, Allah’s Apostle said, “By
Him in Whose Hand my soul is! That (Sura No. 112) equals one-third of the Qur’an.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 639:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
I heard the Prophet saying, “Perform the bowing and the prostration properly (with peace of
mind), for, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I see you from behind my back when you bow and
when you prostrate.”
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 640:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
An Ansari woman came to the Prophet in the company of her children, and the Prophet said to
her, “By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, you are the most beloved people to me!” And he repeated the
statement thrice.
Volume 8, Book 78, Number 641:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle met ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab while the latter was going with a group of camel-riders,
and he was swearing by his father. The Prophet said, “Lo! Allah forbids you to swear by your fathers,
so whoever has to take an oath, he should swear by Allah or keep quiet.”