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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Whoever amongst you swears, (saying by error) in his oath 'By Al-Lat and Al-
Uzza', then he should say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' And whoever says to his
companions, 'Come let me gamble' with you, then he must give something in charity (as an expiation
for such a sin)." (See Hadith No. 645)
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 78, Hadith 134
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Mu`adh bin Jabal used to pray with the Prophet (ﷺ) and then go to lead his people in prayer. Once he led
the people in prayer and recited Surat-al-Baqara. A man left (the row of the praying people) and
offered (light) prayer (separately) and went away. When Mu`adh came to know about it, he said. "He
(that man) is a hypocrite." Later that man heard what Mu`adh said about him, so he came to the
Prophet and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We are people who work with our own hands and irrigate (our
farms) with our camels. Last night Mu`adh led us in the (night) prayer and he recited Sura-al-Baqara,
so I offered my prayer separately, and because of that, he accused me of being a hypocrite." The
Prophet called Mu`adh and said thrice, "O Mu`adh! You are putting the people to trials? Recite 'Washshamsi
wad-uhaha' (91) or'Sabbih isma Rabbi ka-l-A'la' (87) or the like."
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that he found `Umar bin Al-Khattab in a group of people and he was swearing by his father. So
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called them, saying, "Verily! Allah forbids you to swear by your fathers. If one has to
take an oath, he should swear by Allah or otherwise keep quiet."