Hadith 16

Sunan Ibn Majah

Book 11: The Chapters on Expiation Sahih

Chapter 6

Uttering the exception when swearing

باب الاِسْتِثْنَاءِ فِي الْيَمِينِ

Sahih
Sunan Ibn Majah 2105
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ وَاسْتَثْنَى إِنْ شَاءَ رَجَعَ وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ غَيْرُ حَانِثٍ ‏"
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Whoever swears an oath and says In sha' Allah, if he wishes he may go ahead and if he wishes he may not, without having broken his oath."