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Chapter 18.0

Whoever Swears An Oath And Says: "If Allah Wills"

باب مَنْ حَلَفَ فَاسْتَثْنَى ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 3793sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Ahmed bin Sa'id bin SakharfromHiban bin Hilalfrom'Abdul Warith bin Sa'id bin DhakwanfromAyoub al-SakhtiyanifromNafie'fromibn Umar

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ فَاسْتَثْنَى فَإِنْ شَاءَ مَضَى وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ غَيْرَ حَنِثٍ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"Whoever swears an oath and says: 'If Allah wills', then if he wishes he may go ahead, and if he wishes he may not, without having broken his oath."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏