Chapter on Oaths, Vows, and Expiations

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 38
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 38

Chapter on Oaths, Vows, and Expiations

رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ سَلاَّمِ بْنِ سَهْمٍ اَلشَّيْخِ اَلْمُتَعَبِّدِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ لِسَدِيرٍ: "يَا سَدِيرُ إِنَّهُ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِاللَّهِ كَاذِباً كَفَرَ وَ مَنْ حَلَفَ بِاللَّهِ صَادِقاً أَثِمَ إِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ: وَ لاٰ تَجْعَلُوا اَللّٰهَ عُرْضَةً لِأَيْمٰانِكُمْ "
Muhammad ibn Isma'il narrated from Salam ibn Sahm, the devout elder, that he heard Abu Abdillah عليه السلام say to Sadir: "O Sadir, whoever swears by Allah سبحانه وتعالى falsely has committed disbelief, and whoever swears by Allah سبحانه وتعالى truthfully has sinned. Indeed, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty and Glorious, says: 'And do not make Allah سبحانه وتعالى an excuse in your oaths' (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:224)."
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