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Sunan Ibn Majah 2129

Chapter: Fulfilling vows

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2129

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ

نَذَرْتُ نَذْرًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بَعْدَ مَا أَسْلَمْتُ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُوفِيَ بِنَذْرِي ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Umar bin Khattab said:

"I made a vow during the Ignorance period and I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) (about it) after I became Muslim. He told me to fulfill my vow."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2129).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2129
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2129
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 2129
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2129

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  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (1205)نَذَرْتُ نَذْرًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ مَا أَسْلَمْتُ ، فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُوَفِّيَ بِنَذْرِي
  • مسند عبد بن حميد (41)نَذَرْتُ نَذْرًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعْدَمَا أَسْلَمْتُ ، فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُوفِيَ بِنَذْرِي
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (35428)نَذَرْتُ نَذْرًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعْدَ مَا أَسْلَمْتُ ؟ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَفِيَ بِنَذْرِي

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2101

Ibn ‘Umar said that when ‘Umar consulted the Prophet about a vow he had made in the pre-Islamic period to spend a night in devotion in the sacred mosque, he said, “Fulfill your vow.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: أَنَّ عُمَرَ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " كُنْتُ نَذَرْتُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَنْ أَعْتَكِفَ لَيْلَةً فِي الْمَسْجِد الْحَرَام؟ قَالَ: «فأوف بِنَذْرِك»

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‘Amr b. Shu'aib, on his father’s authority, said that his grandfather told of a woman who said, “Messenger of God, I have taken a vow to play the tambourine over you,” to which he replied, “Fulfil your vow.” Abu Dawud transmitted it. Razin added that she said, “And I have taken a vow to perform a…

وَعَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جده رَضِي الله عَنهُ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً قَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَضْرِبَ عَلَى رَأْسِكَ بِالدُّفِّ قَالَ: «أَوْفِي بِنَذْرِكِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3144

`Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I vowed to observe I`tikaf for one day during the Prelslamic period." The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered him to fulfill his vow. `Umar gained two lady captives from the war prisoners of Hunain and he left them in some of the houses at Mecca. When Allah's…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4320

When we returned from (the battle of) Hunain, `Umar asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about a vow which he had made during the Pre-lslamic period of Ignorance that he would perform I`tikaf. The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered him to fulfill his vow.

سَأَلَ عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ نَذْرٍ كَانَ نَذَرَهُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ اعْتِكَافٍ، فَأَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِوَفَائِهِ‏.‏

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