Chapter 6.0

Uttering the exception when swearing

باب الاِسْتِثْنَاءِ فِي الْيَمِينِ

3 hadiths

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Abbas bin 'Abdul 'Azeem al-'Anbarifrom'Abdur-RazzaqfromMa'mar bin Rashidfrom'Abdullah bin TawusfromTawus bin KaysanfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ فَقَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَلَهُ ثُنْيَاهُ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

'Whoever swears an oath and says In sha' Allah, he will have made an exception."(2)

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 2105sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Ziyadfrom'Abdul Warith bin Sa'id bin DhakwanfromAyoub al-SakhtiyanifromNafie'fromibn Umar

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ وَاسْتَثْنَى إِنْ شَاءَ رَجَعَ وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ غَيْرُ حَانِثٍ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Whoever swears an oath and says In sha' Allah, if he wishes he may go ahead and if he wishes he may not, without having broken his oath."

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 2106sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

3 transmitters

Narrated by Sufyan bin 'UyaynahfromAyoub al-SakhtiyanifromNafie'

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ وَاسْتَثْنَى فَلَمْ يَحْنَثْ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar:

"Whoever swears an oath and says In sha' Allah, will never break his oath."

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، رِوَايَةً قَالَ ‏