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Sahih al-BukhariOaths and Vows

Sahih al-Bukhari 6701

Chapter: To vow for something not possessed, and for something sinful

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6701

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَرَآهُ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ‏.‏

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah is not in need of this man) torturing himself," when he saw the man walking between his two sons (who were supporting him).

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6701).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث أَنَس وَهُوَ الثَّانِي مِنْ أَحَادِيث الْبَاب فَذَكَرَهُ هُنَا مُخْتَصَرًا وَتَقَدَّمَ فِي أَوَاخِر الْحَجّ قُبَيْل فَضَائِل الْمَدِينَة بِتَمَامِهِ وَأَوَّله " رَأَى شَيْخًا يُهَادَى بَيْن اِبْنَيْهِ قَالَ : مَا بَال هَذَا ؟ قَالُوا : نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ " فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيث وَفِيهِ " وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَب " وَقَوْله ( قَالَ الْفَزَارِيُّ ) يَعْنِي مَرْوَان بْن مُعَاوِيَة ( عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنِي ثَابِت عَنْ أَنَس ) كَأَنَّهُ أَرَادَ بِهَذَا التَّعْلِيق تَصْرِيح حُمَيْدٍ بِالتَّحْدِيثِ , وَقَدْ وَصَلَهُ فِي الْبَاب الْمُشَار إِلَيْهِ فِي الْحَجّ عَنْ مُحَمَّد بْن سَلَام عَنْ الْفَزَارِيِّ , وَبَيَّنْت هُنَاكَ مَنْ رَوَاهُ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ مُوَافِقًا لِلْفَزَارِيِّ وَمَنْ رَوَاهُ عَ…

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  • المنتقى من السنن المسندة (926)اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ ، فَأَمَرَهُ فَرَكِبَ
  • تغليق التعليق لابن حجر (2216)اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ , وَرَآهُ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ

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