The explanation of the statement, “He and his father have succeeded if he is truthful,” and swearing oaths by fathers
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Question:
In a narration in Muslim from the hadith of Talhah, he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "May he succeed, and by his father, if he is truthful." Is this swearing by fathers, O Shaykh?
Answer:
And in the hadith of the Bedouin, there is an indication that if a servant fulfills the obligatory duties and does not perform the voluntary ones, he is safe, and that he is among the people of Paradise. For this reason, it was said, "May he succeed if he is truthful" or "He will enter Paradise if he is truthful." It indicates that whoever fulfills the obligatory duties and avoids the forbidden things is safe and among the people of Paradise, even if he does not perform the voluntary ones. However, the voluntary ones bring him an increase in reward, an increase in virtue and good deeds, and an increase in the bliss of Paradise. As for if he limits himself to the obligatory duties only, as the Bedouin said, then if he is truthful and fulfills the obligatory duties and stays away from the forbidden things, he will be in Paradise; because he is among the people of the right hand, and among those who fulfilled the obligations of Allah and left the prohibitions of Allah, and he is among those who are moderate.
As for some narrations regarding swearing oaths by “his father,” these were from the time when swearing oaths by other than Allah was permissible. In the past, a man would swear by his father, but then Allah abrogated that and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited swearing oaths by fathers and others. He said:Sahih al-Bukhari 2679 and let him be silent. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 3251Sahih (Al-Albani). So the Shari'ah settled on the ruling that it is not permissible to swear by other than Allah. In the early days of Islam, they used to swear by their fathers, and then they were prohibited from doing so. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam through you.
In a narration in Muslim from the hadith of Talhah, he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "May he succeed, and by his father, if he is truthful." Is this swearing by fathers, O Shaykh?
Answer:
And in the hadith of the Bedouin, there is an indication that if a servant fulfills the obligatory duties and does not perform the voluntary ones, he is safe, and that he is among the people of Paradise. For this reason, it was said, "May he succeed if he is truthful" or "He will enter Paradise if he is truthful." It indicates that whoever fulfills the obligatory duties and avoids the forbidden things is safe and among the people of Paradise, even if he does not perform the voluntary ones. However, the voluntary ones bring him an increase in reward, an increase in virtue and good deeds, and an increase in the bliss of Paradise. As for if he limits himself to the obligatory duties only, as the Bedouin said, then if he is truthful and fulfills the obligatory duties and stays away from the forbidden things, he will be in Paradise; because he is among the people of the right hand, and among those who fulfilled the obligations of Allah and left the prohibitions of Allah, and he is among those who are moderate.
As for some narrations regarding swearing oaths by “his father,” these were from the time when swearing oaths by other than Allah was permissible. In the past, a man would swear by his father, but then Allah abrogated that and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited swearing oaths by fathers and others. He said:
Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah
من كان حالفا فليحلف باللهHe who swears by anyone but Allah is polytheist.
من حلف بغير الله فقد أشركThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam through you.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب تحريم وطء الحائض في الفرج وما يباح منها — islamhouse.com (24:29)
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