Sunan Abu Dawud 3273

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who vows to obey Allah, should obey Him. But he who vows to disobey Allah, should not disobey Him." [Al- Bukhari].

وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعه ومن نذر أن يعصي الله فلا يعصه‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 17 other versions

(Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said) "There is no fulfillment of a vow involving an act of disobedience." [Reported by Muslim].

" لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ"

+ 3 other versions

The son of Adam cannot make a vow concerning what is not his; he cannot free a slave who is not his; and he cannot divorce a woman who is not his (wife)

‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb reported from his father that his grandfather said that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The son of Adam cannot make a vow concerning what is not his; he cannot free a slave who is not his; and he cannot divorce a woman who is not his…

"‏ لاَ نَذْرَ لاِبْنِ آدَمَ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ وَلاَ عِتْقَ لَهُ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ وَلاَ طَلاَقَ لَهُ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr + 35 other versions Explained

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "It is not for a person to vow about that over which he has no control."

"‏ لَيْسَ عَلَى الْعَبْدِ نَذْرٌ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ ‏"

Narrated by Thābit ibn ad-Dahhāk + 25 other versions

"[There is no vow to commit disobedience and] no vow concerning that which the son of Adam does not possess."

"‏ لاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَلاَ نَذْرَ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ ابْنُ آدَمَ ‏"

Narrated by Imrān ibn Husayn + 9 other versions

"There is no vow to commit disobedience, and the expiation (for such a vow) is the expiation for breaking an oath."

"‏ لاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَكَفَّارَتُهُ كَفَّارَةُ يَمِينٍ ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 9 other versions