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Hadith 6385
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Anyone who takes an oath through which his family may be harmed, and insists
on keeping it, he surely commits a sin greater (than that of dissolving his oath). He should rather
compensate for that oath by making expiation."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 83, Hadith 6
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"By Allah, if anyone of you insists on fulfilling an oath by
which he may harm his family, he commits a greater sin in Allah's sight than that of dissolving his
oath and making expiation for it." Sahih al-Bukhari Book 83, Hadith 5
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent an army detachment and made Usama bin Zaid its commander. Some people
criticized (spoke badly of) Usama's leadership. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up saying, "If you people are
criticizing Usama's leadership, you have already criticized the leadership of his father before. But Waaimullah
(i.e., By Allah), he (i.e. Zaid) deserved the leadership, and he was one of the most beloved
persons to me; and now this (his son Usama) is one of the dearest persons to me after him." (See
Hadith No. 765, Vol. 5) Sahih al-Bukhari Book 83, Hadith 7