35/41. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3839 — Sinful Vows
Expiation For Vows
No Sinful Vow: A Clear Rule and Expiation
Sunan an-Nasai : 3839
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3839
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَتِيقٍ، وَمُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، أَنَّ يَحْيَى بْنَ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ الَّذِي، كَانَ يَسْكُنُ الْيَمَامَةَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، يُخْبِرُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَكَفَّارَتُهَا كَفَّارَةُ يَمِينٍ " . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ مَتْرُوكُ الْحَدِيثِ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ . خَالَفَهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ .
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."
[1] Abandoned; they do not narrate from him in most cases.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3839In-book reference : Book 35, Hadith 79English translation : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3870
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3839
This report says that there is no vow to commit disobedience and that its expiation is the expiation for an oath. The core rule is clear even though the narration is short. A person should not carry out a wrong action merely because it was placed inside a vow. The vow does not change disobedience into an acceptable deed. At the same time, the hadith names an expiation rather than leaving the matter without a stated response. It points to the expiation of an oath, while not listing its details in this text. For readers looking for a hadith about sinful vows, the answer is direct and balanced: reject the disobedient act and deal with the vow through the expiation the Messenger of Allah identified.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not fulfill a vow that calls for disobedience.
- A vow cannot make a wrong act acceptable.
- The report links its expiation to an oath's expiation.
- The response to the vow is given without approving the sinful action.
