20/8. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1535 — Swearing by Other Than Allah
What Has Been Related About It being Disliked To Swear By Other Than Allah
Hadith About Swearing by Other Than Allah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1535
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1535
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، سَمِعَ رَجُلاً، يَقُولُ لاَ وَالْكَعْبَةِ . فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ لاَ يُحْلَفُ بِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ حَلَفَ بِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ أَوْ أَشْرَكَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَفُسِّرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّ قَوْلَهُ " فَقَدْ كَفَرَ أَوْ أَشْرَكَ " عَلَى التَّغْلِيظِ . وَالْحُجَّةُ فِي ذَلِكَ حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَمِعَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ وَأَبِي وَأَبِي . فَقَالَ " أَلاَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَنْهَاكُمْ أَنْ تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ " . وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " مَنْ قَالَ فِي حَلِفِهِ وَاللاَّتِ وَالْعُزَّى فَلْيَقُلْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا مِثْلُ مَا رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " إِنَّ الرِّيَاءَ شِرْكٌ " . وَقَدْ فَسَّرَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ هَذِهِ الآيَة : ( وَمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلاً صَالِحًا ) الآيَةَ قَالَ لاَ يُرَائِي .
Sa'd bin 'Ubaidah Narrated from:
Ibn 'Umar Heard A Man Saying: "No By The Ka'Bah" So Ibn 'Umar Said: "Nothing Is Sworn By Other Than Allah, For I Heard The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Say: 'Whoever Swears By Other Than Allah, He Has Committed Disbelief Or Shirk.'"
[1] Al-Kahf 18:110.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1535In-book reference : Book 20, Hadith 13English translation : Vol. 3, Book 18, Hadith 1535
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1535
This hadith about swearing by other than Allah shows a strong warning about oath language. Ibn Umar heard a man say no, by the Ka'bah. Ibn Umar corrected him and said that nothing is sworn by other than Allah. He then quoted the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم: whoever swears by other than Allah has committed disbelief or shirk. The text after the narration says some scholars explained this wording as a severe warning. So the explanation should not go beyond the given text, but it should keep the seriousness clear. The hadith teaches that even respected things like the Ka'bah are not used as objects of oaths. Oaths are for Allah alone.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar corrected a man for swearing by the Ka'bah.
- The Prophet’s wording gives a severe warning about swearing by other than Allah.
- The hadith connects proper oaths with Tawhid.
- Even honored created things are not to be used for oaths.
