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Sunan Ibn Majah 2120

Chapter: One who uses ambiguous words in his oath

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2120

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَنْبَأَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ إِنَّمَا الْيَمِينُ عَلَى نِيَّةِ الْمُسْتَحْلِفِ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"The oath is only according to the intention of the one who requests the oath to be taken."'

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2120) and Muslim (No. 1653b).

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2120
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 2120
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2120

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Also reported by… (6)
  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1803)الْيَمِينُ عَلَى نِيَّةِ الْمُسْتَحْلِفِ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (18440)الْيَمِينُ عَلَى نِيَّةِ الْمُسْتَحْلِفِ
  • شرح السنة (2520)الْيَمِينُ عَلَى نِيَّةِ الْمُسْتَحْلِفِ
  • مسند الشهاب (246)الْيَمِينُ عَلَى نِيَّةِ الْمُسْتَحْلِفِ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (14009)الْيَمِينُ عَلَى نِيَّةِ الْمُسْتَحْلِفِ
  • موضح أوهام الجمع والتفريق للخطيب (306)الْيَمِينُ عَلَى نِيَّةِ الْمُسْتَحْلِفِ

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Your oath will be about that matter which your adversary has required you to swear about so that he will believe you." In another narration: "An oath is to be interpreted according to the intention of the one who requested it (Al-Mustahlif)." [Muslim reported both…

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ " يَمِينُكَ عَلَى مَا يُصَدِّقُكَ بِهِ صَاحِبُكَ" } وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: { "اَلْيَمِينُ عَلَى نِيَّةِ اَلْمُسْتَحْلِفِ" }…

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