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Sunan Abi Dawud 3300 (Book 22, Hadith 59) #23590
Breaking Vows for Mercy

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ commanded a man to break his vow of standing in the sun, fasting and not speaking, and instead to speak, go into the shade, sit down and complete his fast.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: While the Prophet was preaching a man was standing in the sun. He asked about him. They said: He is Abu Isra'il who has taken a vow to stand and not to sit, or go into shade, or speak, but to fast. Thereupon he said: Command him to speak, to go into the shade, sit and complete his fast.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ ‏:‏ بَيْنَمَا النَّبِيُّ يَخْطُبُ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ قَائِمٍ فِي الشَّمْسِ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ قَالُوا ‏:‏ هَذَا أَبُو إِسْرَائِيلَ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَقُومَ وَلاَ يَقْعُدَ، وَلاَ يَسْتَظِلَّ وَلاَ يَتَكَلَّمَ وَيَصُومَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏ "‏ مُرُوهُ فَلْيَتَكَلَّمْ وَلْيَسْتَظِلَّ وَلْيَقْعُدْ، وَلْيُتِمَّ صَوْمَهُ

TOPICS
vow  *  sun  *  speak  *  shade  *  fast

QUICK LESSONS:
Speak up when necessary; Show mercy; Keep your promises wisely; Follow instructions of Prophet (ﷺ)

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man who took a vow to stand in the sun without sitting or going into shade or speaking while fasting. When the Prophet heard about this he commanded him to break his vow and instead speak, go into shade, sit down and complete his fast. This hadith teaches us that mercy should be shown even when it comes to fulfilling vows. It is important that we keep our promises but if it causes harm then we should show mercy by breaking them. We can also learn from this hadith that sometimes it is better for us to break our own promises if they are causing harm than sticking with them blindly.

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