It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Sulaiman bin Dawud, the Prophet of Allah, said: 'Tonight I will go around to seventy women, each of whom will give birth to a boy who will fight in the cause of Allah.' His companion, or the Angel, said: 'Say: "If Allah wills."' But he did not say it, or he was caused to forget, and none of his women gave birth to a child except one, who gave birth to a deformed child." The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "If he had said: 'If Allah wills,' he would not have broken his oath, and that would have been a means of attaining what he hoped for."

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ وَابْنُ أَبِى عُمَرَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ أَبِى عُمَرَ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حُجَيْرٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ نَبِىُّ اللَّهِ لأَطُوفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ امْرَأَةً كُلُّهُنَّ تَأْتِى بِغُلاَمٍ يُقَاتِلُ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ أَوِ الْمَلَكُ قُلْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ. فَلَمْ يَقُلْ وَنَسِىَ. فَلَمْ تَأْتِ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْ نِسَائِهِ إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةٌ جَاءَتْ بِشِقِّ غُلاَمٍ ». فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « وَلَوْ قَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ. لَمْ يَحْنَثْ وَكَانَ دَرَكًا لَهُ فِى حَاجَتِهِ ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "Sulaiman bin Dawud said: 'Tonight I will go around to seventy women and each of them will give birth to a boy who will fight in the cause of Allah.' It was said to him: 'Say: "If Allah wills,"' but he did not say it. He went around to them, but none of them gave birth except one woman, who gave birth to an malformed child.'' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "If he had said 'If Allah wills,' he would not have broken his oath, and that could have been a means of fulfilling his wish."

وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ بْنُ هَمَّامٍ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ لأُطِيفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى سَبْعِينَ امْرَأَةً تَلِدُ كُلُّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ غُلاَمًا يُقَاتِلُ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ. فَقِيلَ لَهُ قُلْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ. فَلَمْ يَقُلْ. فَأَطَافَ بِهِنَّ فَلَمْ تَلِدْ مِنْهُنَّ إِلاَّ امْرَأَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ نِصْفَ إِنْسَانٍ. قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لَوْ قَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ. لَمْ يَحْنَثْ وَكَانَ دَرَكًا لِحَاجَتِهِ ».

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Sulaiman bin Dawud said: 'Tonight I will go around to ninety women, and each of them will give birth to a knight who will fight in the cause of Allah.' His companion said to him: 'Say "If Allah wills.'" But he did not say 'If Allah wills,' and he went round to all of them. None of them became pregnant except one woman, who gave birth to a deformed child. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, if he had said 'If Allah wills,' they would all have been knights, striving in the cause of Allah.

وَحَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ حَدَّثَنِى وَرْقَاءُ عَنْ أَبِى الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ لأَطُوفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى تِسْعِينَ امْرَأَةً كُلُّهَا تَأْتِى بِفَارِسٍ يُقَاتِلُ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ قُلْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ. فَلَمْ يَقُلْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ. فَطَافَ عَلَيْهِنَّ جَمِيعًا فَلَمْ تَحْمِلْ مِنْهُنَّ إِلاَّ امْرَأَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَجَاءَتْ بِشِقِّ رَجُلٍ وَايْمُ الَّذِى نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ قَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ. لَجَاهَدُوا فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فُرْسَانًا أَجْمَعُونَ ».

It was narrated that Hammam bin Munabbih said: "This is what Abu Hurairah narrated to us from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)." He mentioned a number of Ahadith including the following: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'By Allah, if one of you persist in an oath concerning his family, that is more sinful before Allah than offering the expiation that has been enjoined by Allah."'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « وَاللَّهِ لأَنْ يَلَجَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِيَمِينِهِ فِى أَهْلِهِ آثَمُ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَنْ يُعْطِىَ كَفَّارَتَهُ الَّتِى فَرَضَ اللَّهُ ».

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that 'Umar said: "O Messenger of Allah, during the Jahiliyyah I vowed that I would spend a night in l'tikaf in Al-Masjid Al-Haram." He said: "Fulfill your vow."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِى بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِىُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى - وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ - عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِى نَافِعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى نَذَرْتُ فِى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَنْ أَعْتَكِفَ لَيْلَةً فِى الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ. قَالَ « فَأَوْفِ بِنَذْرِكَ ».

This Hadith (which is similar to no. 4291) was narrated from Ibn 'Umar. As for Abu Usamah and Ath-Thaqafi, their Hadith mentions I'tikaf for one night. As for Shu'bah, he said: "He obliged himself to spend a day in I'tikaf" In the Hadith there is no mention of a day or a night.

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ يَعْنِى الثَّقَفِىَّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ جَمِيعًا عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَبَلَةَ بْنِ أَبِى رَوَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَقَالَ حَفْصٌ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ عَنْ عُمَرَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَمَّا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ وَالثَّقَفِىُّ فَفِى حَدِيثِهِمَا اعْتِكَافُ لَيْلَةٍ. وَأَمَّا فِى حَدِيثِ شُعْبَةَ فَقَالَ جَعَلَ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمًا يَعْتَكِفُهُ. وَلَيْسَ فِى حَدِيثِ حَفْصٍ ذِكْرُ يَوْمٍ وَلاَ لَيْلَةٍ.

'Abdullah bin 'Umar narrated that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab asked the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when he was in Al-Jir'anah, after he had come back from At-Ta'if: "O Messenger of Allah, during the Jahiliyyah I vowed that I would spend a day in I'tikaf in Al-Masjid Al-Haram. What do you think?" He said: "Go and spend a day in I'tikaf" He said: "And the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) had given him a slave woman from the Khums, but when the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) freed the captives, 'Umar bin Al-Khattab heard their voices saying: 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has set us free.' He said: 'What is this?' They said: 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has set the prisoners free.' 'Umar said: 'O 'Abdullah, go to that slave woman and set her free.'"

وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ أَنَّ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ نَافِعًا حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ بَعْدَ أَنْ رَجَعَ مِنَ الطَّائِفِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى نَذَرْتُ فِى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَنْ أَعْتَكِفَ يَوْمًا فِى الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ فَكَيْفَ تَرَى قَالَ « اذْهَبْ فَاعْتَكِفْ يَوْمًا ». قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَدْ أَعْطَاهُ جَارِيَةً مِنَ الْخُمْسِ فَلَمَّا أَعْتَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- سَبَايَا النَّاسِ سَمِعَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَصْوَاتَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ أَعْتَقَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا فَقَالُوا أَعْتَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- سَبَايَا النَّاسِ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ اذْهَبْ إِلَى تِلْكَ الْجَارِيَةِ فَخَلِّ سَبِيلَهَا.

It was narrated that Zadan bin Abi 'Umar said: "I came to Ibn 'Umar who had freed a slave. He picked up a stick or something from the ground and said: 'There is no more reward in it than the equivalent of this, but I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: "Whoever slaps his slave or beats him, his expiation is to manumit him."

حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو كَامِلٍ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الْجَحْدَرِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ فِرَاسٍ عَنْ ذَكْوَانَ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ زَاذَانَ أَبِى عُمَرَ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ وَقَدْ أَعْتَقَ مَمْلُوكًا - قَالَ - فَأَخَذَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ عُودًا أَوْ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ مَا فِيهِ مِنَ الأَجْرِ مَا يَسْوَى هَذَا إِلاَّ أَنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَنْ لَطَمَ مَمْلُوكَهُ أَوْ ضَرَبَهُ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ أَنْ يُعْتِقَهُ ».

It was narrated from Zadan that Ibn 'Umar called a slave of his and he saw marks on his back. He said to him: "Have I caused you pain?" He said: "No." He said: "You are free." Then he picked up something from the ground and said: "I will not have any reward for it, not even the weight of this. I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'Whoever beats a slave without him having done anything to deserve it, or slaps him, his expiation is to manumit him."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ فِرَاسٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ذَكْوَانَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ زَاذَانَ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ دَعَا بِغُلاَمٍ لَهُ فَرَأَى بِظَهْرِهِ أَثَرًا فَقَالَ لَهُ أَوْجَعْتُكَ قَالَ لاَ. قَالَ فَأَنْتَ عَتِيقٌ. قَالَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ شَيْئًا مِنَ الأَرْضِ فَقَالَ مَا لِى فِيهِ مِنَ الأَجْرِ مَا يَزِنُ هَذَا إِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَنْ ضَرَبَ غُلاَمًا لَهُ حَدًّا لَمْ يَأْتِهِ أَوْ لَطَمَهُ فَإِنَّ كَفَّارَتَهُ أَنْ يُعْتِقَهُ ».

It was narrated that Mu'awiyah bin Suwaid said: "I slapped a freed slave of ours and he ran away. Then I came just before Zuhr and prayed behind my father. He called him, and called for me, then he said: 'Do to him what he did to you,' but he let me go. Then he said: 'At the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), we Banu Muqarrin had only one servant. One of us slapped her and news of that reached the Prophet (s.a.w) He said: 'Manumit her.' They said: 'They do not have any other servant.' He said: 'Then let them keep her, and when they no longer need her, they should let her go.'"

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ قَالَ لَطَمْتُ مَوْلًى لَنَا فَهَرَبْتُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ قُبَيْلَ الظُّهْرِ فَصَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِى فَدَعَاهُ وَدَعَانِى ثُمَّ قَالَ امْتَثِلْ مِنْهُ. فَعَفَا ثُمَّ قَالَ كُنَّا بَنِى مُقَرِّنٍ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لَيْسَ لَنَا إِلاَّ خَادِمٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَلَطَمَهَا أَحَدُنَا فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « أَعْتِقُوهَا ». قَالُوا لَيْسَ لَهُمْ خَادِمٌ غَيْرُهَا قَالَ « فَلْيَسْتَخْدِمُوهَا فَإِذَا اسْتَغْنَوْا عَنْهَا فَلْيُخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهَا ».