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(Book 22, Hadith 3) #36081
Keeping Vows and Promises

SUMMARY: A man made a vow to walk to the House of Allah, but was not aware of it until he was older. He then fulfilled his vow.

Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Abi Habiba said, "I said to a man, when I was young, 'A man who only says that he must walk to the House of Allah and does not say that he has vowed to walk, does not have to walk'. A man said, 'Shall I give you this small cucumber?' and he had a small cucumber in his hand and you will say, 'I must walk to the house of Allah?' I said, 'Yes' and I said it, for at that time I was still immature. Then, when I came of age, some one said to me that I had to fulfill my vow. I went and asked Said ibn al- Musayyab about it, and he said to me, 'You must walk'. So I walked". Malik said, "That is the custom among us".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِرَجُلٍ وَأَنَا حَدِيثُ السِّنِّ، مَا عَلَى الرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَقُولَ عَلَىَّ مَشْىٌ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ عَلَىَّ نَذْرُ مَشْىٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لِي رَجُلٌ هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ هَذَا الْجِرْوَ - لِجِرْوِ قِثَّاءٍ فِي يَدِهِ - وَتَقُولُ عَلَىَّ مَشْىٌ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقُلْتُهُ وَأَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ حَدِيثُ السِّنِّ ثُمَّ مَكَثْتُ حَتَّى عَقَلْتُ فَقِيلَ لِي إِنَّ عَلَيْكَ مَشْيًا فَجِئْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي عَلَيْكَ مَشْىٌ ‏.‏ فَمَشَيْتُ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَهَذَا الأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا

TOPICS
wad  *  vow  *  fulfillment  *  promise  *  obligation  *  nadhr  *  qaim  *  wujub

QUICK LESSONS:
Keep your promises/vows even if you didn't realize you were making them at first

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of keeping one's promises and vows. It tells the story of a man who made a vow without realizing it, but when he found out, he kept his word and fulfilled his promise. This teaches us that we should always be honest in our words and keep our promises no matter what they are or how long ago we made them. We should also be careful with our words so that we don't make any unintentional promises or vows that we may later regret or forget about. Keeping one's word is an important part of being trustworthy and honorable in Islam, as well as in other religions and cultures around the world.

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