Hadith 35708

Chapter 20

باب 20

(20) باب الاِسْتِثْنَاءِ فِي الْيَمِينِ بَعْدَ السُّكُوتِ

(1233) Chapter: Making An Exception (Saying: In-Sha'-Allah) After Swearing One's Oath
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ بِشْرٍ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ : " وَاللَّهِ لأَغْزُوَنَّ قُرَيْشًا " . ثُمَّ قَالَ : " إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ : " وَاللَّهِ لأَغْزُوَنَّ قُرَيْشًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ : " وَاللَّهِ لأَغْزُوَنَّ قُرَيْشًا " . ثُمَّ سَكَتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ : " إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ : زَادَ فِيهِ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ قَالَ : ثُمَّ لَمْ يَغْزُهُمْ .

Narrated 'Ikrimah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: I swear by Allah, I shall fight against the Quraish. The then said: If Allah wills. He again said: I swear by Allah, I shall fight against the Quraish if Allah wills. He again said: I swear by Allah, I shall fight against the Quraish. He then kept silence. Then he said: If Allah wills.Abu Dawud said: Al-Walid b. Muslim said on the authority of Sharik: He then said: But he did not fight against them.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3286

In-book reference: Book 22, Hadith 45

English translation: Book 21, Hadith 3280