35/41. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3834 — Sinful Vows
Expiation For Vows
Sinful Vows and the Expiation of an Oath
Sunan an-Nasai : 3834
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3834
أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَكَفَّارَتُهُ كَفَّارَةُ الْيَمِينِ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: "There is no vow to commit an act of disobedience and its expiation is the expiation for an oath."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3834In-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 74English translation : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3865
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3834
This hadith addresses both a vow involving disobedience and its expiation. The Messenger of Allah said that there is no vow to commit an act of disobedience. He then stated that its expiation is the expiation for an oath. The message has two connected parts. First, a vow does not make a sinful action valid or worthy of completion. Second, the narration gives a way to deal with that vow by linking its expiation to an oath's expiation. The report does not list the detailed form of the expiation, so those details should not be inserted into its explanation. For people searching about a vow to sin in Islam, this hadith provides a clear boundary and a stated response. Do not treat disobedience as binding, and address the vow through the expiation named in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not carry out a vow that requires disobedience.
- A vow cannot make a sinful act acceptable.
- The stated expiation is the same as an oath's expiation.
- The hadith gives both a prohibition and a response to the vow.
