20/1. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1524 — No Vow in Disobedience
What Has Been Related From The Messenger Of Allah (saws) About 'There Is No Vowing For Disobedience'
Hadith About No Vow in Disobedience
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1524
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1524
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَفْوَانَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَكَفَّارَتُهُ كَفَّارَةُ يَمِينٍ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَجَابِرٍ وَعِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لاَ يَصِحُّ لأَنَّ الزُّهْرِيَّ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ . قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ رَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ وَابْنُ أَبِي عَتِيقٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْحَدِيثُ هُوَ هَذَا .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "There Is No Vowing For Disobedience, And Its Atonement Is The Atonement Of An Oath."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1524In-book reference : Book 20, Hadith 1English translation : Vol. 1, Book 18, Hadith 1524
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1524
This hadith about no vow in disobedience gives a firm rule in very few words. Aishah narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said there is no vowing for disobedience, and its atonement is the atonement of an oath. The message is that a vow does not turn a wrong act into something acceptable. A person cannot use a vow as a reason to disobey Allah. The hadith also links this kind of vow with the atonement of an oath. The Arabic notes after the report mention discussion about the chain, so the explanation should be careful and stay with the wording given. The main teaching remains clear in the text: disobedience is not fulfilled because someone vowed it.
What we learn from this hadith
- A vow for disobedience is not treated as a vow to be carried out.
- A vow cannot make a sinful act acceptable.
- The hadith mentions atonement like the atonement of an oath.
- The wording teaches restraint before making serious promises.
