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«إنَّ اللهَ يَنْهَاكُمْ أَنْ تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائكُمْ، فَمن كَانَ حَالفًا، فَلْيَحْلفْ بِاللهِ أوْ لِيَصْمُتْ»
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Summary
Malik transmits from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of God ﷺ came upon Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him) while he was travelling in a party, swearing by his father; he said: God forbids you to swear by your fathers; whoever swears, let him swear by God or be silent. 1
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Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Vows and Oaths. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Nafi al-Madani, Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab, Umar ibn al-Khattab. Built on in the chapters on expiation (kaffara).
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Muwatta 1370· Muwatta 1378· Muwatta 1379· Muwatta 1683· Muwatta 1726· Muwatta 1788· Muwatta 1849· Muwatta 2248
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.616
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 1382”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-8-1382/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.