English
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The oath of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he swore was: “No, and I seek Allah’s forgiveness.”
العربية
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٣٤٥٨ - وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: كَانَتْ يَمِينُ رَسُوْلِ الله ﷺ إِذَا حَلَفَ لَا وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ رَوَاهُ أَبُوْ دَاوُدَ وَابْنُ مَاجَه.
اردو
Urdu OCR, pending reviewNoor 4629
اور سیدنا ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ سے روایت ہے کہ رسول پاک صلی اللہ علیہ
وسلم جب قسم کا موقعہ آتا تو لا واستغفر الله (نہیں، میں اللہ سے مزید عظمت کی سرفرازی مانگتا
ہوں 1) فرماتے۔ (ابوداؤد، ابن ماجہ)۔
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Commentary and footnotes (1)
Note 1
(1) The statement: “No, and I seek Allah’s forgiveness” in its apparent form is not an oath, but it resembles an oath in that it emphasizes speech. It can be said that the “and” is for swearing, and the object of the oath is omitted, meaning “No, by Allah,” then he began with the statement “I seek Allah’s forgiveness,” meaning if the matter is contrary to that. Or it could mean: “And I seek Allah’s forgiveness from swearing,” as it is preferable to avoid swearing except when necessary, for it is inherently risky and prohibited. Thus, some refrained from swearing even if truthful. What is established from him (ﷺ) was due to the need to emphasize a ruling or clarify permissibility. Hence, it is said: When he intended to swear, he mentioned this instead of swearing and did not swear. [Summarized from “Al-Mirqat”]