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Sahih al-Bukhari 6684 (Book 83, Hadith 61) #6428
Abstaining from Wives and Keeping Oaths

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) took an oath to abstain from his wives for one month, but due to a sprain in his foot he stayed in an upper room for twenty-nine days instead.

Narrated Anas: Allah's Messenger took an oath for abstention from his wives (for one month), and during those days he had a sprain in his foot. He stayed in a Mashrubah (an upper room) for twenty-nine nights and then came down. Then the people said, "O Allah's Messenger ! You took an oath for abstention (from your wives) for one month". On that he said, "A (lunar) month can be of twenty-nine days".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ آلَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مِنْ نِسَائِهِ، وَكَانَتِ انْفَكَّتْ رِجْلُهُ، فَأَقَامَ فِي مَشْرُبَةٍ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً، ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ آلَيْتَ شَهْرًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏{‏إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَكُونُ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ‏}‏

TOPICS
oath  *  abstinence  *  month  *  yameen  *  iqrar

QUICK LESSONS:
Keep your promises even if it is difficult or inconvenient; understand your limits of capability; seek forgiveness when mistakes are made; do not take on more than you can handle as Allah knows what is best for you; be merciful towards others who make mistakes while trying their best to keep their promises.

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, narrated by Anas ibn Malik, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) took an oath to abstain from his wives for one month. However, due to a sprain in his foot he was unable to fulfill this oath and stayed in an upper room for twenty-nine days instead. This hadith teaches us the importance of keeping our promises and fulfilling our obligations even if it is difficult or inconvenient. It also shows us that we should not take on more than we can handle as Allah knows what is best for us and will not burden us with more than we can bear. Furthermore, it teaches us that Allah's mercy is infinite and He will forgive any mistakes or shortcomings that we may have made while trying our best to keep our promises.

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