Mishkat
al-Masabih

مشكاة المصابيح

15

Oaths and Vows

كتاب الإيمان والنذور

 

Chapter : Section 2

الفصل الثاني

Mishkat al-Masabih 3420

Buraida reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “He who swears by faithfulness* is not one of our number.” Abu Dawud transmitted it. * Amana. It is held that the objection is due to the fact that the word is not the name of one of Allah's attributes, but merely one of the duties prescribed to mankind. It is an unsuitable word because its use suggests that it is being equated with one of Allah’s attributes.

وَعَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ حَلَفَ بِالْأَمَانَةِ فَلَيْسَ منا» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد