Book of Livelihood
Chapter on Oaths, Vows, and Expiations
4274 - وَ رَوَى اَلْعَلاَءُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ : أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ اِمْرَأَةٍ جَعَلَتْ مَالَهَا هَدْياً وَ كُلَّ مَمْلُوكٍ لَهَا حُرّاً إِنْ كَلَّمَتْ أُخْتَهَا أَبَداً قَالَ "تُكَلِّمُهَا وَ لَيْسَ هَذَا بِشَيْءٍ إِنَّمَا هَذَا وَ شِبْهُهُ مِنْ "خُطُوٰاتِ اَلشَّيْطٰانِ" ".
Hadith.4274 - Al-Ala narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from one of the Imams (as), that he was asked about a woman who vowed to donate all her wealth as an offering and to set all her slaves free if she ever spoke to her sister again.
Imam (as) said: "She may speak to her, and this (vow) is of no consequence. Indeed, this and similar actions are among the steps of Satan."
4275 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا فَلْيَأْتِ اَلَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا وَ لَهُ زِيَادَةُ حَسَنَةٍ ".
Hadith.4275 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said:
"Whoever swears an oath and then sees something better than it, let him do that which is better, and he will have an additional good deed."
4276 - وَ رَوَى حَمَّادُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي اَلصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِأَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنَّ أُمِّي تَصَدَّقَتْ عَلَيَّ بِنَصِيبٍ لَهَا فِي اَلدَّارِ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا إِنَّ اَلْقُضَاةَ لاَ يُجِيزُونَ هَذَا وَ لَكِنِ اُكْتُبِيهِ شِرًى فَقَالَتْ اِصْنَعْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَا بَدَا لَكَ وَ كُلَّ مَا تَرَى أَنْ يَسُوغَ لَكَ فَتَوَثَّقْتُ فَأَرَادَ بَعْضُ اَلْوَرَثَةِ أَنْ يَسْتَحْلِفَنِي أَنِّي قَدْ نَقَدْتُهَا اَلثَّمَنَ وَ لَمْ أَنْقُدْهَا شَيْئاً فَمَا تَرَى قَالَ "فَاحْلِفْ لَهُمْ".
Hadith.4276 - Hammad ibn Uthman narrated from Muhammad ibn Abi al-Sabbah who said:
I said to Abu al-Hasan (as): "My mother gave me her share in the house as charity. I told her that the judges do not approve of this unless it is written as a sale.
She said: 'Do whatever you see fit and whatever you think is permissible for you.'
So I documented it.
Later, some of the heirs wanted me to swear that I had paid her the price, although I had not given her anything. What do you suggest?"
Imam (as) said, "Swear to them."
4277 - وَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : فِي رَجُلٍ حَلَفَ إِنْ كَلَّمَ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ فَهُوَ يُحْرِمُ بِحَجَّةٍ قَالَ "لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ".
Hadith.4277 - Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about a man who swore that if he spoke to his father or mother, he would enter into the state of ihram for Hajj.
Imam (as) said: "It is of no consequence."
4278 - وَ سُئِلَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ غَضِبَ فَقَالَ عَلَيَّ اَلْمَشْيُ إِلَى بَيْتِ اَللَّهِ اَلْحَرَامِ قَالَ "إِذَا لَمْ يَقُلْ لِلَّهِ عَلَيَّ فَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ".
Hadith.4278 - Imam (as) was asked about a man who, in a state of anger, said:
"Upon me is to walk to the Sacred House of Allah (swt)."
Imam (as) said: "If he did not say, 'It is a vow to Allah (swt) upon me,' then it is of no consequence."
4279 - وَ رَوَى أَبُو بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : فِي قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: لاٰ يُؤٰاخِذُكُمُ اَللّٰهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمٰانِكُمْ قَالَ "هُوَ لاَ وَ اَللَّهِ وَ بَلَى وَ اَللَّهِ ".
Hadith.4279 - Abu Basir narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) regarding the saying of Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious: "Allah (swt) does not take you to task for what is unintentional in your oaths" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:225).
Imam (as) said: "It refers to sayings like 'No, by Allah (swt)' and 'Yes, by Allah (swt).'"
4280 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ أَحَدَهُمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَتْ لَهُ اِمْرَأَتُهُ أَسْأَلُكَ بِوَجْهِ اَللَّهِ إِلاَّ مَا طَلَّقْتَنِي قَالَ "يُوجِعُهَا ضَرْباً أَوْ يَعْفُو عَنْهَا ".
Hadith.4280 - Muhammad ibn Muslim said: I asked one of the Imams (as) about a man whose wife said to him, "I ask you, for the sake of Allah (swt), to divorce me."
Imam (as) said: "He should either discipline her with a beating or forgive her."
4281 - وَ رَوَى عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : "لاَ تَحْلِفُوا بِاللَّهِ صَادِقِينَ وَ لاَ كَاذِبِينَ فَإِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ نَهَى عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لاٰ تَجْعَلُوا اَللّٰهَ عُرْضَةً لِأَيْمٰانِكُمْ .
Hadith.4281 - Uthman ibn Isa narrated from Abu Ayyub, from Abu Abdillah (as), who said:
"Do not swear by Allah (swt), whether truthfully or falsely, for Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious, has forbidden that, as He (swt), the Almighty, says: 'And do not make Allah (swt) an excuse in your oaths' (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:224)."
4282 - وَ- قَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِاللَّهِ فَلْيَصْدُقْ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَصْدُقْ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَيْءٍ وَ مَنْ حُلِفَ لَهُ بِاللَّهِ فَلْيَرْضَ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَرْضَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَيْءٍ.
Hadith.4282 - Abu Ayyub said that Abu Abdillah (as) said: "Whoever swears by Allah (swt), let him speak the truth; and whoever does not speak the truth has nothing to do with Allah (swt) in any way. And whoever is sworn to by Allah (swt), let him be content; and whoever is not content has nothing to do with Allah (swt) in any way."
4283 - وَ رَوَى بَكْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ اَلْأَزْدِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْهُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : "لَوْ حَلَفَ اَلرَّجُلُ أَنْ لاَ يَحُكَّ أَنْفَهُ بِالْحَائِطِ لاَبْتَلاَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى حَتَّى يَحُكَّ أَنْفَهُ بِالْحَائِطِ وَ لَوْ حَلَفَ اَلرَّجُلُ أَنْ لاَ يَنْطَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ اَلْحَائِطَ لَوَكَّلَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ شَيْطَاناً حَتَّى يَنْطَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ اَلْحَائِطَ ".
Hadith.4283 - Bakr ibn Muhammad al-Azdi narrated from Abu Basir, from Imam (as), that he said:
"If a man swears that he will not rub his nose against a wall, Allah (swt), the Exalted, will test him until he rubs his nose against the wall. And if a man swears that he will not strike his head against the wall, Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious, will assign a devil to him until he strikes his head against the wall."