83/32. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6706 — A Vow and the Day of Nahr
If somebody has vowed that he will observe Saum
Hadith About a Fasting Vow on the Day of Nahr
Sahih Bukhari : 6706
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6706
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ نَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَصُومَ كُلَّ يَوْمِ ثَلاَثَاءَ أَوْ أَرْبِعَاءَ مَا عِشْتُ، فَوَافَقْتُ هَذَا الْيَوْمَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ. فَقَالَ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِوَفَاءِ النَّذْرِ، وَنُهِينَا أَنْ نَصُومَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ. فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ، لاَ يَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ.
Ziyad bin Jubair Narrated from:
I was with Ibn `Umar when a man asked him, "I have vowed to fast every Tuesday or Wednesday throughout my life and if the day of my fasting coincided with the day of Nahr (the first day of `Id-al- Adha), (What shall I do?)" Ibn `Umar said, "Allah has ordered the vows to be fulfilled, and we are forbidden to fast on the day of Nahr." The man repeated his question and Ibn `Umar repeated his former answer, adding nothing more.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6706In-book reference : Book 83, Hadith 83USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 78, Hadith 697
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6706
This hadith about a vow to fast every Tuesday or Wednesday describes a man asking Ibn Umar what to do when his vowed fasting day coincided with the Day of Nahr. Ibn Umar answered with two points: Allah ordered vows to be fulfilled, and Muslims were forbidden to fast on the Day of Nahr. When the man repeated the question, Ibn Umar repeated the same answer and added nothing. The narration shows that both points matter. Vows have weight, but a vow is not used to permit fasting on a day where fasting is forbidden. The hadith teaches careful respect for both fulfilling vows and following the limits of worship.
What we learn from this hadith
- Allah has ordered vows to be fulfilled.
- Fasting on the Day of Nahr is forbidden in this narration.
- A vow does not make a forbidden fast acceptable.
- Ibn Umar answered by keeping both teachings together.
