Mishkat al-Masabih #3284
Oaths and Vows
Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, "Do not swear by your fathers, or by your mothers, or by rivals (Cf. Al-Qur’an 2:22 etc. The reference is to idols or false gods) to God; and swear by God only when you are speaking the truth.”
Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.
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This hadith is #3284 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Oaths and Vows. Mishkat al-Masabih contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books.