20/1. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1525 — Vows Against Allah’s Obedience
What Has Been Related From The Messenger Of Allah (saws) About 'There Is No Vowing For Disobedience'
Hadith About Vowing to Disobey Allah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1525
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1525
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ، - وَاسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ 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 " لاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ وَكَفَّارَتُهُ كَفَّارَةُ يَمِينٍ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ وَهُوَ أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي صَفْوَانَ عَنْ يُونُسَ . وَأَبُو صَفْوَانَ هُوَ مَكِّيٌّ وَاسْمُهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ وَقَدْ رَوَى عَنْهُ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ جِلَّةِ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ . وَقَالَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ لاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ وَكَفَّارَتُهُ كَفَّارَةُ يَمِينٍ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَاحْتَجَّا بِحَدِيثِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ لاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَلاَ كَفَّارَةَ فِي ذَلِكَ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ مَالِكٍ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "There Is No Vowing In Disobedience To Allah, And Its Atonement Is The Atonement Of An Oath."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1525In-book reference : Book 20, Hadith 2English translation : Vol. 3, Book 18, Hadith 1525
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1525
This hadith about vowing to disobey Allah repeats the same core rule in a direct way. Aishah narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said there is no vow in disobedience to Allah, and its atonement is the atonement of an oath. The key point is not about making many vows; it is about a vow that points toward sin. The text rejects that kind of vow. It teaches that obedience to Allah comes before a person’s spoken promise. If someone made a vow tied to disobedience, the narration does not tell him to perform the wrong act. Instead, it mentions kaffarah like an oath. The notes also record scholarly discussion, so the explanation should not add more than what the text states.
What we learn from this hadith
- A vow to disobey Allah is not something to carry out.
- A spoken vow does not override obedience to Allah.
- The hadith mentions kaffarah like the kaffarah of an oath.
- A person should be careful before making vows.
