Sahih al-Bukhari 6722

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Book 84: Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths

Chapter: To make expiation for one’s oath

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by 'Abdur Rahman bin Samra 5 narrators

Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin Qahzad Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 262 AH 'Uthman bin 'Umar bin Fars Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 209 AH 'Abdullah bin 'Awn bin Artaban Tābiʿī 66 AH – 150 AH Al Hasan Al Basri Tābiʿī 21 AH – 110 AH 'Abdur Rahman bin Samra Companion d. ~50 AH

Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "(O `Abdur-Rahman!) Do not seek to be a ruler, for, if you are given the authority of ruling without your asking for it, then Allah will help you; but if you are given it by your asking, then you will be held responsible for it (i.e. Allah will not help you ) . And if you take an oath to do something and later on find another thing, better than that, then do what is better and make expiation for (the dissolution of) your oath."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 6722

In-book reference

Book 84, Hadith 15

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 8, Book 79, Hadith 715

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ فَارِسٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ لاَ تَسْأَلِ الإِمَارَةَ، فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عَلَيْهَا، وَإِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ وُكِلْتَ إِلَيْهَا، وَإِذَا حَلَفْتَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَيْتَ غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا، فَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ، وَكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ أَشْهَلُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ‏.‏ وَتَابَعَهُ يُونُسُ وَسِمَاكُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ وَسِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَحُمَيْدٌ وَقَتَادَةُ وَمَنْصُورٌ وَهِشَامٌ وَالرَّبِيعُ‏.‏

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