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Sunan Abi Dawud 3314 (Book 22, Hadith 73) #23604
Fulfilling Vows for Allah

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who made a vow to slaughter sheep if he had a son, and the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised him to fulfill his vow for Allah.

Narrated Maymunah, daughter of Kardam: I went out with my father to see the hajj performed by the Messenger of Allah . I saw the Messenger of Allah . I fixed my eyes on him. My father came near him while he was riding his she-camel. He had a whip like the whip of scribes. I heard the bedouin and the people say: The whip, the whip. My father came near him and held his foot. She said: He admitted his Prophethood and stood and listened to him. He said: Messenger of Allah, I have made a vow that if a son is born to me, I shall slaughter a number of sheep at the end of Buwanah in the dale of hill. The narrator said: I do not know (for certain) that she said: Fifty (sheep). The Messenger of Allah said: Does it contain any idol? He said: #Then he said: fulfill your vow that you have taken for Allah. He then gathered them (ie the sheep) and began to slaughter them. A sheep ran away from them. He searched for it saying: O Allah, fulfill my vow on my behalf. So he succeeded (in finding it) and slaughtered it.
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، مِنْ أَهْلِ الطَّائِفِ قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي سَارَّةُ بِنْتُ مِقْسَمٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ، أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتَ كَرْدَمٍ، قَالَتْ ‏:‏ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي فِي حَجَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَسَمِعْتُ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ ‏:‏ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَجَعَلْتُ أُبِدُّهُ بَصَرِي، فَدَنَا إِلَيْهِ أَبِي وَهُوَ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ لَهُ مَعَهُ دِرَّةٌ كَدِرَّةِ الْكُتَّابِ، فَسَمِعْتُ الأَعْرَابَ وَالنَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ ‏:‏ الطَّبْطَبِيَّةَ الطَّبْطَبِيَّةَ، فَدَنَا إِلَيْهِ أَبِي فَأَخَذَ بِقَدَمِهِ قَالَتْ ‏:‏ فَأَقَرَّ لَهُ وَوَقَفَ فَاسْتَمَعَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ ‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ إِنْ وُلِدَ لِي وَلَدٌ ذَكَرٌ أَنْ أَنْحَرَ عَلَى رَأْسِ بُوَانَةَ فِي عَقَبَةٍ مِنَ الثَّنَايَا عِدَّةً مِنَ الْغَنَمِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏:‏ لاَ أَعْلَمُ إِلاَّ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ خَمْسِينَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ هَلْ بِهَا مِنَ الأَوْثَانِ شَىْءٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏:‏ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ فَأَوْفِ بِمَا نَذَرْتَ بِهِ لِلَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ ‏:‏ فَجَمَعَهَا فَجَعَلَ يَذْبَحُهَا فَانْفَلَتَتْ مِنْهَا شَاةٌ فَطَلَبَهَا، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ ‏:‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَوْفِ عَنِّي نَذْرِي ‏.‏ فَظَفِرَهَا فَذَبَحَهَا

TOPICS
vow  *  slaughtering  *  sheep  *  dale  *  nadhr  *  qasad  *  khinzir  *  aljabal  *  buwanah

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive towards fulfilling promises made with sincerity and dedication ; Have faith in God’s help even during difficult times ; Be mindful before making any promise or commitment .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about fulfilling vows that are taken in the name of Allah. It tells us that when we make promises or vows in the name of Allah, we should strive to fulfill them. In this particular case, Maymunah's father made a vow that if he was blessed with a son he would slaughter fifty sheep at the end of Buwanah in Wadi Al-Jabal. When her father went to seek advice from Prophet Muhammad ﷺ on how to fulfill his vow, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ advised him to do so as it was an act done for Allah's sake. Even when one of the sheep ran away from them and they were unable to find it, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked him not worry as Allah will help him fulfill his promise. This teaches us that even if something seems impossible or difficult for us to achieve on our own accord due to certain circumstances beyond our control; we should still strive and have faith in God’s help as He will always be there for us no matter what happens.

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