Hadith 39416

Chapter 4

باب 4

(4) باب يَمِينِ الْحَالِفِ عَلَى نِيَّةِ الْمُسْتَحْلِفِ

(4) Chapter: An oath is judged on the intention of the one who asks for it to be sworn.
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وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ، أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْيَمِينُ عَلَى نِيَّةِ الْمُسْتَحْلِفِ " .

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
An oath is to be interpreted according to the intention of the one who takes it.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 1653 b

In-book reference: Book 27, Hadith 32

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 15, Hadith 4065