I spoke about the story of the Prophet of Allah, Sulayman. Does breaking an oath necessitate the prohibition of the thing one swore to, as came in the story of our Prophet Sulayman (peace and blessings be upon him), if he said:
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : I spoke about the story of the Prophet of Allah, Sulayman. Does breaking an oath necessitate the prohibition of the thing one swore to, as came in the story of our Prophet Sulayman (peace and blessings be upon him), if he said: What is the meaning of the hadith? Please inform me, may Allah bless you?
The Shaykh : The meaning of the hadith is that Sulayman (peace and blessings be upon him) loved jihad in the path of Allah, and he swore this oath in optimism, and he had (peace and blessings be upon him) the determination that he would do it. And in fact, he did what he was able to do, which is that he went around ninety women and had full intercourse with them, resulting in pregnancy. But Allah the Exalted wanted to show him that the matter is in the hand of Allah, and that it is not befitting for a person to swear an oath upon Allah. Yes.
If Allah wills, and he went around all the women and did what he swore to
إن شاء الله وطاف على جميع النساء وأتى ما حلف عليهThe Shaykh : The meaning of the hadith is that Sulayman (peace and blessings be upon him) loved jihad in the path of Allah, and he swore this oath in optimism, and he had (peace and blessings be upon him) the determination that he would do it. And in fact, he did what he was able to do, which is that he went around ninety women and had full intercourse with them, resulting in pregnancy. But Allah the Exalted wanted to show him that the matter is in the hand of Allah, and that it is not befitting for a person to swear an oath upon Allah. Yes.