Hadith 37491

Chapter 5

باب 5

(5) باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الْحَلِفِ بِالآبَاءِ

(1218) Chapter: It Is Disliked To Swear By One's Forefathers
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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ سَمِعَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ مَعْنَاهُ إِلَى " بِآبَائِكُمْ " . زَادَ قَالَ عُمَرُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا حَلَفْتُ بِهَذَا ذَاكِرًا وَلاَ آثِرًا .

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Umar through a different chain of narrators to the same effect up to the words "by your fathers". This version adds:
" 'Umar said: I swear by Allah, I never swore by it personally or reporting it from others."

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3250

In-book reference: Book 22, Hadith 9

English translation: Book 21, Hadith 3244