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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Oaths and Vows

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3820

Chapter: If A Person Makes A Vow Then Becomes Muslim Before Fulfilling It

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3820

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ

عَلَيْهِ لَيْلَةٌ نَذَرَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَعْتَكِفُهَا فَسَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar, that 'Umar had vowed to spend a night in 'Itikaf during the Jahiliyyah. He asked the Messenger of Allah about that, and he ordered him to perform the 'Itikaf.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 3820) and Ibn Majah (No. 1772).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْلُهُ ( لَيْلَةٌ نَذْر إِلَخْ ) مَنْ لَا يُصَحِّحُ الِاعْتِكَافَ بِلَا صَوْم يَرَى أَنَّ الْمُرَادَ اللَّيْلَة مَعَ نَهَارِهَا وَالرِّوَايَات تُسَاعِدُ هَذَا التَّأْوِيلَ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3820
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 3820
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3820

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1772

It was narrated from ‘Umar that he had vowed during the days of Ignorance to spend one night in I’tikaf. He asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about it, so he commanded him to spend it in I’tikaf.

أَنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ نَذْرُ لَيْلَةٍ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَعْتَكِفُهَا فَسَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb

Also reported by… (3)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (3259)عَلَيْهِ لَيْلَةُ نَذْرٍ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَسَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4630)كَانَ عَلَيْهِ لَيْلَةٌ نَذْرٌ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَعْتَكِفُهَا ، فَسَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (6288)عَلَيْهِ نَذْرُ لَيْلَةٍ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، فَسَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَعْتَكِفَهَا

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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»

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 1 other version

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3438

‘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…

+ 1 other version

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…

إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَىَّ اعْتِكَافُ يَوْمٍ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَفِيَ بِهِ‏.‏ قَالَ وَأَصَابَ عُمَرُ جَارِيَتَيْنِ مِنْ سَبْىِ حُنَيْنٍ، فَوَضَعَهُمَا فِي بَعْضِ بُيُوتِ مَكَّةَ ـ قَالَ ـ فَمَنَّ رَسُولُ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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