How is the wording found in some versions of the hadith, “He has succeeded, and his father, if he is truthful,” reconciled?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: How is the wording found in some versions of the hadith, “He has succeeded, and his father, if he is truthful,” reconciled?
Answer:
We have answered this previously. We said that this is susceptible to two interpretations. The first is that this was before the abrogation, because they used to swear by other than Allah in the beginning, and then that was abrogated, so this would be from what was before the abrogation. The second answer is that this is not intended as an oath; it is a phrase that passes on the tongue in the form of an oath, but he does not intend it.
Allah, Exalted and Majestic, said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:89] meaning you intended to make it.
In the other verse, but He will take you to account for what your hearts have earned; the matter hinges on the intention in this. If it is intended as an oath, it becomes an oath, and if it is not intended, it is a phrase that passes on the tongue and is not an oath. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: How is the wording found in some versions of the hadith, “He has succeeded, and his father, if he is truthful,” reconciled?
Answer:
We have answered this previously. We said that this is susceptible to two interpretations. The first is that this was before the abrogation, because they used to swear by other than Allah in the beginning, and then that was abrogated, so this would be from what was before the abrogation. The second answer is that this is not intended as an oath; it is a phrase that passes on the tongue in the form of an oath, but he does not intend it.
Allah, Exalted and Majestic, said:
Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths.
لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ الْأَيْمَانَIn the other verse, but He will take you to account for what your hearts have earned; the matter hinges on the intention in this. If it is intended as an oath, it becomes an oath, and if it is not intended, it is a phrase that passes on the tongue and is not an oath. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [894 /1350] كيف يوجه ما ورد في بعض ألفاظ الحديث: «قد أفلح وأبيه إن صدق»؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.