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رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1718

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In-book entry
208

Chapter 63

Chapter context: Desirability of Expiating the Oath taken by a Person who afterwards Breaks it for a better Alternative

- باب ندب من حلف على يمين فرأى غيرها خيرًا منها أن يفعل ذلك المحلوف عليه ثم يكفر عن يمينه

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏لأن يلج أحدكم في يمينه في أهله آثم له عند الله تعالى من أن يعطي كفارته التي فرض الله عليه‏"‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ قوله‏:‏ ‏"‏يلَجّ‏"‏ بفتح اللام، وتشديد الجيم‏:‏ أي يتمادى فيها، ولا يكفر، قوله‏:‏ ‏"‏آثم‏"‏ هو بالثاء المثلثة، أي‏:‏ أكثر إثمًا‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Persistence in respect of his oath about his family is more sinful with Allah than the payment of its expiation prescribed by Allah." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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This is Hadith 1718 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 18, The Book of the Prohibited actions, as in-book entry 208 under the chapter “Desirability of Expiating the Oath taken by a Person who afterwards Breaks it for a better Alternative.”

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