Hadith 10178

Chapter 26

باب 26

(26) بَابُ كَيْفَ يُسْتَحْلَفُ

(26) Chapter: How to swear?
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حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ، قَالَ ذَكَرَ نَافِعٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ كَانَ حَالِفًا فَلْيَحْلِفْ بِاللَّهِ أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ ".

Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah or remain silent." (i.e. He should not swear by other than Allah.)

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2679

In-book reference: Book 52, Hadith 40

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 3, Book 48, Hadith 844