20/15. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1543 — Warning Against False Oaths
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Swear By A Religion Other Than Islam
Hadith About Swearing by Other Than Islam
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1543
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1543
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الأَزْرَقُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ حَلَفَ بِمِلَّةٍ غَيْرِ الإِسْلاَمِ كَاذِبًا فَهُوَ كَمَا قَالَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدِ اخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي هَذَا إِذَا حَلَفَ الرَّجُلُ بِمِلَّةٍ سِوَى الإِسْلاَمِ فَقَالَ هُوَ يَهُودِيٌّ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيٌّ إِنْ فَعَلَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ الشَّىْءَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ قَدْ أَتَى عَظِيمًا وَلاَ كَفَّارَةَ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ وَإِلَى هَذَا الْقَوْلِ ذَهَبَ أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالتَّابِعِينَ وَغَيْرِهِمْ عَلَيْهِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْكَفَّارَةُ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ .
Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Whoever Swears By A Religion Other Than Islam While Lying, Then He Is As He Said."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1543In-book reference : Book 20, Hadith 22English translation : Vol. 3, Book 18, Hadith 1543
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1543
This Hadith gives a serious warning about false oaths. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever swears by a religion other than Islam while lying is as he said. The core topic is oaths, especially dangerous speech used to make a claim sound stronger. The Hadith does not speak about casual wording only; it mentions lying while linking oneself to another religion in an oath. That makes the matter much heavier. It teaches that a Muslim should protect both truthfulness and faith in speech. The explanation should stay close to the text: the Hadith warns people not to use false religious oaths to prove a point, win an argument, or pressure others.
What we learn from this hadith
- False oaths are serious and should not be used to support a lie.
- A Muslim should not use another religion in an oath as a careless phrase.
- Speech connected to faith must be guarded with truth and respect.
