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Musnad Ahmad 291 (Book 2, Hadith 199) #33974
The Importance of Not Swearing By One's Father

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) warning Umar (RA) not to swear by his father.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: 'Umar (رضي الله عنه) said: I was marching with a group of people on a campaign with the Messenger of Allah , and I swore, saying: No, by my father. A man behind me called out: "Do not swear by your fathers'. I turned around and saw it was the Messenger of Allah .
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كُنْتُ فِي رَكْبٍ أَسِيرُ فِي غَزَاةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَحَلَفْتُ فَقُلْتُ لَا وَأَبِي فَهَتَفَ بِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ خَلْفِي لَا تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِكُمْ فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏.‏

TOPICS
oath  *  swearing  *  father  *  yameen  *  abaaya  *  rasuulullah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Avoid swearing or taking oaths using one's father as a reference point, use respectful language when expressing oneself .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of not swearing by one's father. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said that Umar was on a campaign with the Messenger of Allah, and he swore saying "No, by my father". A man behind him called out saying "Do not swear by your fathers." When Umar turned around, he saw it was the Messenger of Allah himself who said this. This shows us how important it is to avoid swearing by our fathers as it can be disrespectful and dishonourable towards them. We should instead use other words such as “No” or “By God” when expressing ourselves in order to show respect for our parents and those around us.

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