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Sunan Abi Dawud 3251

Ibn Umar heard a man swearing: No, I swear by the Kabah. Ibn Umar said to him: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) say: He who swears by anyone but Allah is polytheist.

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ

رَجُلاً يَحْلِفُ لَا وَالْكَعْبَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ حَلَفَ بِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ أَشْرَكَ»

Ibn Umar heard a man swearing: No, I swear by the Kabah. Ibn Umar said to him: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) say: He who swears by anyone but Allah is polytheist.

সাঈদ ইবনু আবূ উবাইদাহ (রহঃ) সূত্রে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, ‘আব্দুল্লাহ ইবনু ‘উমার (রাঃ) এক ব্যক্তিকে এভাবে শপথ করতে শুনলেনঃ ‘‘না! এ কা‘বার শপথ।’’ তখন ইবনু ‘উমার (রাঃ) তাকে বললেন, আমি রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম-কে বলতে শুনেছিঃ যে ব্যক্তি আল্লাহ ছাড়া অন্য কিছুর নামে শপথ করে সে শির্ক করলো।

سعد بن عبیدہ کہتے ہیں عبداللہ بن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما نے ایک شخص کو کعبہ کی قسم کھاتے ہوئے سنا تو ابن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما نے اس سے کہا کہ میں نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو فرماتے ہوئے سنا ہے: جس نے اللہ کے سوا کسی اور کے نام کی قسم کھائی تو اس نے شرک کیا ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muhammad bin Al 'Ala`], telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ibnu Idris], ia berkata; saya mendengar [Al Hasan bin 'Ubaidullah] dari [Sa'd bin 'Ubaidah], ia berkata; [Ibnu Umar] mendengar seseorang bersumpah dengan mengatakan; tidak demi ka'bah. Kemudian Ibnu Umar berkata; sesungguhnya aku telah mendengar Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam berkata: "Barangsiapa yang bersumpah dengan selain nama Allah, maka sungguh ia telah berbuat syirik

Saîd b. Ebî Ubeyde'den şöyle dediği rivayet edilmiştir: İbn Ömer (r.a.); "Kabe'ye yemin ederim-ki hayır" diye yemin eden bir adam'ı duyup ona: "Ben Rasûlullah (s.a.v.)'in; Allah'tan başkasına yemin eden (O'na) ortak koşmuştur, buyurduğunu işittim." dedi

Sunan Abi Dawud 3251, Book 22, Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur), Hadith 10. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that whoever swears by other than Allah and His names and attributes has disbelieved in Allah or associated partners with Him. This is because swearing entails extolment of the one by whom swearing is done, whereas all greatness belongs to Allah alone. So, we must only swear by Allah, His names, and attributes.

This type of swearing falls under minor polytheism. However, if the swearer extols what he swears by like the extolment of Allah or greater, then his swearing constitutes major polytheism.

What it teaches

  • Extolment by swearing is a right only due to Allah Almighty. So, we should only swear by Allah and His names and attributes.
  • It points out the keenness of the Companions to enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, particularly if the wrong act pertains to polytheism or disbelief.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Abu Dawud back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Abu DawudCompiler, died 275 AH
  2. 2Abu Kurayb Muhammad ibn al-AlaTold us, Fourth generation, died 248 AH
  3. 3Abdullah ibn IdrisTold us, Third generation, died 191 AH
  4. 4Al-Hasan ibn UbaydullahHeard, Successor, died 139 AH
  5. 5Sad ibn UbaydahFrom, Successor, died 101 AH
  6. 6Abdullah ibn UmarHeard, Companion, died 72 AH

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