65/53.5. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4860 — Correcting Oaths and Gambling Speech
"Have you then considered Al-Lat and AI-'Uzza? (1) " (V.53:19) (1) :(Ch. 2) Lat and 'Uzza were two idols worshipped by the pagan Arabs during the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance.
Hadith About Tawhid: Correcting an Oath by Lat and Uzza
Sahih Bukhari : 4860
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4860
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ حَلَفَ فَقَالَ فِي حَلِفِهِ وَاللاَّتِ وَالْعُزَّى. فَلْيَقُلْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ. وَمَنْ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ تَعَالَ أُقَامِرْكَ. فَلْيَتَصَدَّقْ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whomever takes an oath in which he mentions Lat and `Uzza (forgetfully), should say: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and whoever says to his companion. 'Come along, let us gamble' must give alms (as an expiation).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4860In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 381USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 383
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4860
This hadith about Tawhid shows how seriously a believer should treat words spoken by the tongue. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever mentions Lat and Uzza in an oath should say, None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. The same narration says that whoever tells a companion, Come along, let us gamble, must give alms. The main lesson is simple: wrong speech should not be left as it is. It should be corrected with words of faith and followed by a good act where the hadith tells us to do so. The hadith does not give a long speech. It gives a clear path: return the oath to pure worship of Allah and replace the call to gambling with charity.
What we learn from this hadith
- Correct wrong oath words by affirming that worship belongs to Allah alone.
- Speech matters, even when a person speaks out of habit or forgetfulness.
- Calling someone to gamble is treated seriously in this narration.
- Charity is mentioned as the response after inviting a companion to gamble.
