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Sahih al-Bukhari 5203 (Book 67, Hadith 137) #4983
Keeping Oaths

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) took an oath not to go to his wives for one month, and stayed away from them for twenty nine days.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: One morning we saw the wives of the Prophet ﷺ weeping, and everyone of them had her family with her, I went to the mosque and found that it was crowded with people. Then 'Umar bin Al-Khattab came and went up to the Prophet ﷺ who was in his upper room. He greeted him but nobody answered. He greeted again, but nobody answered. Then the gatekeeper called him and he entered upon the Prophet, and asked, "Have you divorced your wives?" The Prophet, said, "No, but I have taken an oath not to go to them for one month". So the Prophet ﷺ stayed away (from his wives) for twenty nine days and then entered upon them.
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَعْفُورٍ، قَالَ تَذَاكَرْنَا عِنْدَ أَبِي الضُّحَى فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ أَصْبَحْنَا يَوْمًا وَنِسَاءُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَبْكِينَ، عِنْدَ كُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ أَهْلُهَا، فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ مَلآنُ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَصَعِدَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهْوَ فِي غُرْفَةٍ لَهُ، فَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ أَحَدٌ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ أَحَدٌ، ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ أَحَدٌ، فَنَادَاهُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَطَلَّقْتَ نِسَاءَكَ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ وَلَكِنْ آلَيْتُ مِنْهُنَّ شَهْرًا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَمَكَثَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ‏.‏
TOPICS
oath  *  keeping  *  month  *  wives  *  yamin  *  tazkiyah  *  shahr  *  azwaj

QUICK LESSONS:
Keep your promises and fulfill your obligations even when it may be difficult or inconvenient .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of keeping one's oaths. It was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas that one morning, the wives of the Prophet were seen weeping and each had her family with her. Umar bin Al-Khattab went to visit the Prophet in his upper room and asked if he had divorced his wives. The Prophet replied that he had taken an oath not to go to them for a month, so he stayed away from them for twenty nine days before entering upon them again. This shows us how important it is to keep our promises and fulfill our obligations even when it may be difficult or inconvenient. We should strive to be honest in all our dealings with others, as this is a sign of true faithfulness and trustworthiness.

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