35/33. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3815 — Cover, Ride, and Fast Three Days
If A Woman Vows To Walk Barefoot And Bareheaded
Barefoot and Bareheaded Vow: Cover, Ride, and Fast Three Days
Sunan an-Nasai : 3815
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3815
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَحْرٍ، - وَقَالَ عَمْرٌو إِنَّ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ زَحْرٍ أَخْبَرَهُ - عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ أُخْتٍ لَهُ نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَمْشِيَ حَافِيَةً غَيْرَ مُخْتَمِرَةٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مُرْهَا فَلْتَخْتَمِرْ وَلْتَرْكَبْ وَلْتَصُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ " .
'Uqbah bin 'Amir Narrated from:
'Uqbah bin 'Amir narrated that he asked the Prophet about a sister of his who had vowed to walk, barefoot and bareheaded. The Prophet said to him: "Tell her to cover her head and ride, and fast for three days."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3815In-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 55English translation : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3846
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3815
This narration concerns a woman who vowed to walk barefoot and without covering her head. Her brother, Uqbah bin Amir, asked the Prophet about her case. The Prophet gave three instructions: tell her to cover her head, tell her to ride, and tell her to fast for three days. The hadith about a barefoot vow should be explained exactly in those terms. The difficult conditions she had placed on herself were not simply left in place. She was directed to cover and ride, while also fasting for three days. The report does not give further details in the supplied text, so it is best not to add them. Its direct lesson is that this particular vow was corrected through clear, practical instructions.
What we learn from this hadith
- The woman was told to cover her head.
- She was told to ride rather than remain bound to walking barefoot.
- She was instructed to fast for three days.
- The Prophet corrected the difficult form of her vow.
