Bulugh al-Maram #1558
Oaths and Vows
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ " يَمِينُكَ عَلَى مَا يُصَدِّقُكَ بِهِ صَاحِبُكَ" } وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: { "اَلْيَمِينُ عَلَى نِيَّةِ اَلْمُسْتَحْلِفِ" } أَخْرَجَهُمَا مُسْلِمٌ 1 .1 - صحيح رواه مسلم ( 1653 ).
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Your oath will be about that matter which your adversary has required you to swear about so that he will believe you."
In another narration: "An oath is to be interpreted according to the intention of the one who requested it (Al-Mustahlif)."
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Narrated by Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
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This hadith is #1558 from Bulugh al-Maram, in the Book of Oaths and Vows and narrated by Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):.