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Sunan an-Nasai 4346 (Book 42, Hadith 84) #18879
Offering Expiation for Vows

SUMMARY: Abu Musa advised a man to offer an expiation for his vow after he saw the Messenger of Allah eating chicken.

It was narrated from Zahdam that: Some chicken was brought to Abu Musa and a man moved away from the people. He said: "What is the matter with you?" He said: "I saw it eating something that I consider filthy, and I swore I would not eat it". Abu Musa said: "Come and eat, for I saw the Messenger of Allah eating it". And he told him to offer an expiation for his vow (Kafarat Al-Yamin)
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ زَهْدَمٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى، أُتِيَ بِدَجَاجَةٍ فَتَنَحَّى رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ قَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُهَا تَأْكُلُ شَيْئًا قَذِرْتُهُ فَحَلَفْتُ أَنْ لاَ آكُلَهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى ادْنُ فَكُلْ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَأْكُلُهُ ‏.‏ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ

TOPICS
expiation  *  vow  *  chicken  *  musa

QUICK LESSONS:
Offer an expiation when necessary
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about offering expiations for vows. A man was brought some chicken and he moved away from the people because he saw it eating something that he considered filthy. When Abu Musa asked him what was wrong, the man told him that he had sworn not to eat it. However, Abu Musa told him to come and eat as he had seen the Messenger of Allah eating it. He then advised the man to offer an expiation for his vow in order to make up for breaking it. This teaches us that if we make a promise or take an oath but later realize that we cannot keep our word due to certain circumstances, then we should offer an expiation in order to make up for breaking our promise or oath.

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