Sahih al-Bukhari, 6625
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فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
وَاللَّهِ لأَنْ يَلِجَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِيَمِينِهِ فِي أَهْلِهِ آثَمُ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ كَفَّارَتَهُ الَّتِي افْتَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
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English translation
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) also said:
"By Allah, if anyone of you insists on fulfilling an oath by which he may harm his family, he commits a greater sin in Allah's sight than that of dissolving his oath and making expiation for it."
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 83, Hadith 5
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 8, Book 78, Hadith 621 (deprecated numbering scheme)