Hadith 37419

Chapter 5

باب 5

(5) باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الْحَلِفِ بِالآبَاءِ

(1218) Chapter: It Is Disliked To Swear By One's Forefathers (AR)
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حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي سُهَيْلٍ، نَافِعِ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي فِي، حَدِيثِ قِصَّةِ الأَعْرَابِيِّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَفْلَحَ وَأَبِيهِ إِنْ صَدَقَ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَبِيهِ إِنْ صَدَقَ " .

Referring to the story of a bedouin, Talhah b. 'Ubaid Allah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying:
He became successful, by his father, if he speaks the truth, he will enter paradise, by his father, if he speaks truth. (AR)

Reference (AR): Sunan Abi Dawud 3252 (AR)

In-book reference (AR): Book 22, Hadith 11 (AR)

English translation (AR): Book 21, Hadith 3246 (AR)