Think carefully before making any vows or promises , Seek out alternative ways of fulfilling obligations when unable too directly fulfill them .

This hadith is about a woman who came to Ibn Abbas asking what she should do about a vow she had made to sacrifice her son. Ibn Abbas told her not to sacrifice him and instead do kaffara for the oath. The old man with Ibn Abbas asked what kaffara was there for this situation, and Ibn Abbas referred back to (58:2) Surah 58 ayat 2 in the Quran which states that those who make such vows must pay a certain amount of money as compensation or feed sixty poor people in order for their vow or oaths be fulfilled. This hadith teaches us that we should think carefully before making any vows or promises because it can be difficult if not impossible at times to fulfill them without consequences. It also teaches us that if we are unable fulfill our promises then we should seek out alternative ways of doing so such as paying money or feeding the poor in order for our obligations be fulfilled according to Islamic law.