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Musnad Ahmad 112 (Book 2, Hadith 30) #33805
The Forbidden Oath of Swearing by One's Father

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) forbade swearing by one's father and 'Umar bin al-Khattab vowed to never do so again.

Abdullah bin 'Umar narrated that 'Umar bin al-Khattab said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, forbids you to swear by your fathers,' 'Umar said: By Allah, I never swore by them since I heard the Messenger of Allah forbid it, and I never uttered (such words) whether I was swearing an oath or describing someone else doing so.
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَنْهَاكُمْ أَنْ تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ قَالَ عُمَرُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا حَلَفْتُ بِهَا مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَهَى عَنْهَا وَلَا تَكَلَّمْتُ بِهَا ذَاكِرًا وَلَا آثِرًا‏.‏

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oath  *  swearing  *  father  *  forbidden  *  yamin  *  shahada  *  ab  *  mamnoo  *  alkhattab

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your parents and do not swear by them when making an oath or describing someone else doing so.

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is reported to have forbidden Muslims from swearing by their fathers. This means that when making an oath or describing someone else doing so, they should not use their father’s name as a way of emphasizing the truthfulness of what they are saying. Umar bin Al Khattab was present when the Prophet ﷺ made this statement and he vowed to never swear by his father again after hearing it. This hadith teaches us that we should respect our parents and not use them in a way which could be seen as disrespectful or dishonorable. We should also remember that Allah is the only one who can guarantee truthfulness and justice, so we must rely on Him for these things instead of using our parents’ names for emphasis.

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