The Book of Vows

4235 Ibn Abbas reported that Sa'd b. Ubida asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for a decision about a vow taken by his mother who had died before fulfilling it. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Fulfil it on he… 4236 This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with a different chains of transmitters 4237 Abdullah b. Umar reported:Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) singled out one day forbidding us to take vows and said: It would not avert anything; it is by which something is extracte… 4238 Ibn Umar reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:The vow neither hastens anything nor defers anything, but is the means whereby (something) is extracted from the miserly person 4239 Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) forbade (people) taking vows, and said:It does not (necessarily) bring good (in the form of substantial, and tangible results), but it is the meant… 4240 This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Mansur with the same chain of transmitters 4241 Abu Heraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Do not take vows, for a vow has no effect against Fate; it is only from the miserly that something is extracted 4242 Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbidding taking of vows, and said:It does not avert Fate, but is the means by which something is extracted from the miser 4243 Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:The vow does not bring anything near to the son of Adam which Allah has not ordained for him, but (at times) the vow coincides with Destiny… 4244 This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'Amr b. Abu 'Amr 4245 Imran b. Husain reported that the tribe of Thaqif was the ally of Banu 'Uqail. Thaqif took two persons from amongst the Companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as prisoners. The Companions of Al… 4246 This hadith is narrated on the authority of Ayyub with the same chain of transmitters and a slight variation of words 4247 Anas reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) saw an old man being supported between his two sons. He (the Holy Prophet) said:What is the matter with him? They said: He had taken the vow to walk (o… 4248 Abu Huraira reported:Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) found an old man walking between his two sons supported by them, whereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: What is the matter with him? He (the narrator) s… 4249 This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Amr b. Abu 'Amr with the same chain of transmitters 4250 Uqba b. Amir reported:My sister took a vow that she would walk bare foot to the house of Allah (Ka'ba). She asked me to inquire from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about it. I sought his decision and… 4253 Uqba. b. Amir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:The expiation of the (breach of) a vow is the same as that of the (breach of an oath)