Hadith 36918

Chapter 18

باب 18

(18) باب مَنْ حَلَفَ فَاسْتَثْنَى

(18) Chapter: Whoever Swears An Oath And Says: "If Allah Wills"
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أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ حَلَفَ فَاسْتَثْنَى فَإِنْ شَاءَ مَضَى وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ غَيْرَ حَنِثٍ " .

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet said:
"Whoever swears an oath and says: 'If Allah wills', then if he wishes he may go ahead, and if he wishes he may not, without having broken his oath."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 3793

In-book reference: Book 35, Hadith 33

English translation: Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3824