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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Vows

My sister vowed to walk to the Sacred Mosque barefoot. Then, she asked me to ask the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about it. I asked him, and he replied: "Let her walk and ride."

Chapter: One Who Vows To Walk To The Ka'bah

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1644a

Narrator:Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir

وَحَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ صَالِحٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُفَضَّلُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ فَضَالَةَ - حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ

نَذَرَتْ أُخْتِي أَنْ تَمْشِيَ، إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ حَافِيَةً فَأَمَرَتْنِي أَنْ أَسْتَفْتِيَ لَهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لِتَمْشِ وَلْتَرْكَبْ ‏"

My sister took a vow to walk to the Sacred Mosque barefoot. Then, she asked me to ask the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about it. I asked him, and he replied: "Let her walk and ride."

Reported by Muslim (No. 1644a, 1644b) and Al-Bukhari (No. 1866).

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Explanation

It is human nature to hasten sometimes and oblige oneself to do what is difficult. Islam has come with moderation and facilitation in the acts of worship so that one can continue performing them. In this Hadīth, ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir's sister asked him to ask the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about her vow to walk to the Sacred Mosque barefoot. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) knew that she had the ability to walk some of the way. So, he ordered her to walk as long as she could and to ride when she could not.

Explanation in Arabic

مِنْ طَبِيعَةِ الإنسَان أنَّه يَنْدَفِعُ أحياناً فَيُوجِبُ على نفسه مَا يَشُقُّ عليه، وقد جاء شَرْعُنا بالاعتدَال، وعدمِ المشَقَّة عَلى النَّفس في العِبادة حتى تَسْتَمِر، وفي هذا الحدِيثِ طلبت أخت عقبة بن عامر منه، أن يسأل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنها نذرت أن تذهب إلى البيت الحرام ماشية حافية، فرَأَى النَّبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنَّ هذه المرأة تُطِيقُ شَيئاً مِن المشي، فَأمَرَها أَنْ تَمشِي مَا أَطَاقَت المشي، وأَنْ تَرْكَبَ إذا عَجَزَت عَن المشي.

  • في الحديث بيانٌ لِبَعْضِ العِلَلِ في كَرَاهِية الشَّارع للنَّذْرِ؛ وهو العَجْزُ عن القِيَامِ بالمنْذُورِ، فالظَّاهِر أَنْ هذه المرأة لما نَذَرَت المشي عَلِمَت مِنْ نَفْسِها عَدَمَ القُدْرَة؛ فاضطَّرَّت إلى الخرُوجِ مِنْ هَذَا المأزِق.
  • أنَّ مَنْ نَذَرَ المَشْيَ إلى المسجد الحرَام، أو أحد المسجِدين مَاشِياً، لا يَجِب عَليه الوفاءُ به؛ لأن هَذَا لَيْسَ نَذْر عِبَادة مَقْصُودة، وإنما هو نَذْرٌ مُبَاح. ونَذْرُ المباح، إن لم يَفِ به فعليه الكفارة.
  • أنَّه إذا اشْتَمَلَ النَّذْرُ عَلَى أَمْرٍ مُبَاحٍ وعِبَادَةٍ، فلِكُلٍ حُكْمُه، فَيُؤْمَرُ بالعِبَادة؛ لِأنَّها التِّي يَجِبُ الوَفَاءُ بِها، إِذْ قَدْ اشْتَمَلَ أَدَاؤُهَا عَلَى المصْلَحَةِ.
  • أنَّه لا يُتَعَبَّد إلا بما شَرَعَه الله -تعالى- مِن الطَّاعات، فالأَصْلُ في العِبَادَات الحَظْر؛ فَلا يُشْرَعْ إلا ما شَرَعَه الله ورسوله.

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Muslimd. 261 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح مسلم No. 1644

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1866

My sister vowed to go on foot to the Ka`ba, and she asked me to take the verdict of the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. So, I did and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "She should walk and also should ride." Narrated Abul-Khair from `Uqba as above.:

نَذَرَتْ أُخْتِي أَنْ تَمْشِيَ، إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ، وَأَمَرَتْنِي أَنْ أَسْتَفْتِيَ لَهَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ، فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ‏"‏ لِتَمْشِ وَلْتَرْكَبْ ‏"

Narrated by Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1644b

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Uqba b. Amir Juhani. but in this no mention has been made of" barefoot".

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ، بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ أَنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا الْخَيْرِ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ…

Narrated by Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (18509)نَذَرَتْ أُخْتِي أَنْ تَمْشِيَ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ حَافِيَةً ، فَأَمَرَتْنِي أَنْ أَسْتَفْتِيَ لَهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : تَمْشِي وَتَرْكَبُ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (1706)نَذَرَتْ أُخْتِي أَنْ تَمْشِيَ حَافِيَةً ، فَأَمَرَتْنِي أَنْ أَسْتَفْتِيَ لَهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ ، فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : لِتَمْشِ ، ولْتَرْكَبْ

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