Hadith 11

Sunan Abi Da'ud

Book 22: Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur)

Chapter 1218

It Is Disliked To Swear By One's Forefathers

باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الْحَلِفِ بِالآبَاءِ

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حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي سُهَيْلٍ، نَافِعِ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي فِي، حَدِيثِ قِصَّةِ الأَعْرَابِيِّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ أَفْلَحَ وَأَبِيهِ إِنْ صَدَقَ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَبِيهِ إِنْ صَدَقَ ‏"
Referring to the story of a bedouin, Talhah b. 'Ubaid Allah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying:

He became successful, by his father, if he speaks the truth, he will enter paradise, by his father, if he speaks truth.