It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: "Sa'd bin 'Ubadah asked the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) about a vow that his mother had made, but she died before she could fulfill it. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Fulfill it on her behalf."'

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِىُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحِ بْنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ اسْتَفْتَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِى نَذْرٍ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّهِ تُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْضِيَهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « فَاقْضِهِ عَنْهَا ».

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said: "One day the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) starting telling us not to make vows, and he said: 'They do not avert anything, all they do is get something out of a stingy person."'

وَحَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَوْمًا يَنْهَانَا عَنِ النَّذْرِ وَيَقُولُ « إِنَّهُ لاَ يَرُدُّ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّمَا يُسْتَخْرَجُ بِهِ مِنَ الشَّحِيحِ ».

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "A vow does not bring anything forward nor delay it, all it does is get something out of a miser."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِى حَكِيمٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنَّهُ قَالَ « النَّذْرُ لاَ يُقَدِّمُ شَيْئًا وَلاَ يُؤَخِّرُهُ وَإِنَّمَا يُسْتَخْرَجُ بِهِ مِنَ الْبَخِيلِ ».

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "A vow does not bring closer to the son of Adam something that Allah has not decreed for him, but a vow sometimes coincides with the Divine Decree. And thus it gets from a miser something that the miser did not want to give."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَعَلِىُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنْ عَمْرٍو - وَهْوَ ابْنُ أَبِى عَمْرٍو - عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « إِنَّ النَّذْرَ لاَ يُقَرِّبُ مِنِ ابْنِ آدَمَ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَكُنِ اللَّهُ قَدَّرَهُ لَهُ وَلَكِنِ النَّذْرُ يُوَافِقُ الْقَدَرَ فَيُخْرَجُ بِذَلِكَ مِنَ الْبَخِيلِ مَا لَمْ يَكُنِ الْبَخِيلُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُخْرِجَ ».

It was narrated that 'Imran bin Husain said: "Thaqif were allies of Banu 'Uqail, and Thaqif captured two of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). And the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) captured a man from Banu 'Uqail, and along with him they caught (the camel) Al' Adba'. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) passed by him when he was in chains. He said: 'O Muhammad!' So he came to him and said: 'What is the matter with you?' He said: 'Why did you capture me, and why did you capture the one who precedes the pilgrims (the camel)?' He said: 'I captured you because of the wrongdoing of your allies Ihaqif.' Then he turned away, and he called out to him, saying: 'O Muhammad!' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was compassionate and kind, so he came back to him and said: 'What is the matter with you?' He said: 'I am a Muslim.' He said: 'If you had said that when you were still in control of your affairs, you would have gained every success.' Then he turned away, and he called him, saying: 'O Muhammad! O Muhammad!' He came to him and said: 'What is the matter with you?' He said: 'I am hungry, feed me, and I am thirsty, give me to drink.' He said: 'That is what you need,' and he ransomed him for the two (Muslim) men." He said: "And a woman of the Ansar was taken captive and Al' Adba' was captured, and the woman was put in chains. The people were letting their animals graze in front of their houses. She escaped from her chains one night and went to the camels. Every time she came near a camel it groaned, so she left it alone, until she came to Al'-Adba', which did not groan. She was a docile camel, so the woman sat on her back and prodded her, and she moved off. They were alerted about her and they looked for her, but she got away from them. She vowed to Allah that if Allah saved her by means of (the camel), she would sacrifice her. When she reached Al-Madinah, the people saw her and said: 'Al-'Adba', the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w).' She said that she had vowed that if Allah saved her by means of her, she would sacrifice her. They came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and told him about that, and he said: 'Subhan-Allah, what a bad reward! She vowed to Allah that if Allah saved her by means of her, she would sacrifice her. There is no fulfillment of a vow that involves sin, or a vow that involves something that a person does not own."' According to the report of Ibn Hujr: "There is no vow in that which involves disobedience towards Allah."

وَحَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَعَلِىُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِى قِلاَبَةَ عَنْ أَبِى الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ كَانَتْ ثَقِيفُ حُلَفَاءَ لِبَنِى عُقَيْلٍ فَأَسَرَتْ ثَقِيفُ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَأَسَرَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِى عُقَيْلٍ وَأَصَابُوا مَعَهُ الْعَضْبَاءَ فَأَتَى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهْوَ فِى الْوَثَاقِ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ. فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ « مَا شَأْنُكَ ». فَقَالَ بِمَ أَخَذْتَنِى وَبِمَ أَخَذْتَ سَابِقَةَ الْحَاجِّ فَقَالَ إِعْظَامًا لِذَلِكَ « أَخَذْتُكَ بِجَرِيرَةِ حُلَفَائِكَ ثَقِيفَ ». ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ فَنَادَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ. وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- رَحِيمًا رَقِيقًا فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ « مَا شَأْنُكَ ». قَالَ إِنِّى مُسْلِمٌ. قَالَ « لَوْ قُلْتَهَا وَأَنْتَ تَمْلِكُ أَمْرَكَ أَفْلَحْتَ كُلَّ الْفَلاَحِ ». ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَنَادَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ.فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ « مَا شَأْنُكَ ». قَالَ إِنِّى جَائِعٌ فَأَطْعِمْنِى وَظَمْآنُ فَأَسْقِنِى. قَالَ « هَذِهِ حَاجَتُكَ ». فَفُدِىَ بِالرَّجُلَيْنِ - قَالَ - وَأُسِرَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَأُصِيبَتِ الْعَضْبَاءُ فَكَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فِى الْوَثَاقِ وَكَانَ الْقَوْمُ يُرِيحُونَ نَعَمَهُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ بُيُوتِهِمْ فَانْفَلَتَتْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنَ الْوَثَاقِ فَأَتَتِ الإِبِلَ فَجَعَلَتْ إِذَا دَنَتْ مِنَ الْبَعِيرِ رَغَا فَتَتْرُكُهُ حَتَّى تَنْتَهِىَ إِلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ فَلَمْ تَرْغُ قَالَ وَنَاقَةٌ مُنَوَّقَةٌ فَقَعَدَتْ فِى عَجُزِهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرَتْهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ وَنَذِرُوا بِهَا فَطَلَبُوهَا فَأَعْجَزَتْهُمْ - قَالَ - وَنَذَرَتْ لِلَّهِ إِنْ نَجَّاهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتِ الْمَدِينَةَ رَآهَا النَّاسُ. فَقَالُوا الْعَضْبَاءُ نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَقَالَتْ إِنَّهَا نَذَرَتْ إِنْ نَجَّاهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا. فَأَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ. فَقَالَ « سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بِئْسَمَا جَزَتْهَا نَذَرَتْ لِلَّهِ إِنْ نَجَّاهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا لاَ وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِى مَعْصِيَةٍ وَلاَ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ الْعَبْدُ ». وَفِى رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ حُجْرٍ « لاَ نَذْرَ فِى مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ ».

A similar report (as no. 4245) was narrated from Ayyub with this chain. In the Hadith of Hammad it says: "Al-'Adba' belonged to a man of Banu 'Uqail, and she was one of those that preceded the pilgrims.'' In his Hadith it also says: "She came to a camel that was submissive and well-behaved." In the Hadith of Ath-Thaqafi it says: "She was a well-trained camel."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِى ابْنَ زَيْدٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَابْنُ أَبِى عُمَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِىِّ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ وَفِى حَدِيثِ حَمَّادٍ قَالَ كَانَتِ الْعَضْبَاءُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِى عُقَيْلٍ وَكَانَتْ مِنْ سَوَابِقِ الْحَاجِّ وَفِى حَدِيثِهِ أَيْضًا فَأَتَتْ عَلَى نَاقِةٍ ذَلُولٍ مُجَرَّسَةٍ. وَفِى حَدِيثِ الثَّقَفِىِّ وَهِىَ نَاقَةٌ مُدَرَّبَةٌ.

It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (s.a.w) saw an old man being supported between two of his sons. He said: "What is the matter with this one?" They said: "He vowed to walk." He said: "Alla.h has no need of this man's torturing himself." And he ordered him to ride.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِىُّ أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِى عُمَرَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْفَزَارِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ حَدَّثَنِى ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- رَأَىَ شَيْخًا يُهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ « مَا بَالُ هَذَا ». قَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِىَ. قَالَ « إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ لَغَنِىٌّ ». وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (s.a.w) caught up with an old man who was walking between his two sons, leaning on them. The Prophet (s.a.w) said: "What is the matter with him?" His sons said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, he made a vow." The Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Ride, O old man, for Allah has no need of you and your vow."

وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ وَقُتَيْبَةُ وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنْ عَمْرٍو - وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِى عَمْرٍو - عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَدْرَكَ شَيْخًا يَمْشِى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَا شَأْنُ هَذَا ». قَالَ ابْنَاهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ نَذْرٌ. فَقَالَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « ارْكَبْ أَيُّهَا الشَّيْخُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ عَنْكَ وَعَنْ نَذْرِكَ ». وَاللَّفْظُ لِقُتَيْبَةَ وَابْنِ حُجْرٍ.

It was narrated from Yazid bin Abi Habib, from Abul-Khair, that 'Uqbah bin 'Arnir said: "My sister vowed to walk to the House of Allah barefoot, and she told me to ask the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) about that for her. So I asked the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he said: 'Let her walk and let her ride."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ صَالِحٍ الْمِصْرِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُفَضَّلُ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ فَضَالَةَ - حَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِى حَبِيبٍ عَنْ أَبِى الْخَيْرِ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ نَذَرَتْ أُخْتِى أَنْ تَمْشِىَ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ حَافِيَةً فَأَمَرَتْنِى أَنْ أَسْتَفْتِىَ لَهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ « لِتَمْشِ وَلْتَرْكَبْ ».

It was narrated from Yazid bin Abi Habib, that Abul-Khair narrated to him from 'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani, that he said: "My sister made a vow..." and he mentioned a Hadith like that of Mufaddal (no. 4250), but he did not mention in the Hadith: "barefoot," and he added: "Abul-Khair did not leave 'Uqbah."

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِى أَيُّوبَ أَنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ أَبِى حَبِيبٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا الْخَيْرِ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِىِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ نَذَرَتْ أُخْتِى. فَذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ مُفَضَّلٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِى الْحَدِيثِ حَافِيَةً. وَزَادَ وَكَانَ أَبُو الْخَيْرِ لاَ يُفَارِقُ عُقْبَةَ