أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عُمَرَ مَرَّةً وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَأَبِي وَأَبِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَنْهَاکُمْ أَنْ تَحْلِفُوا بِآبَائِکُمْ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا حَلَفْتُ بِهَا بَعْدُ ذَاکِرًا وَلَا آثِرًا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3802
It was narrated from Salim, from his father, that on one occasion the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم heard ‘Umar saying: “By my father and by my mother.” He said: “Allah forbids you to swear by your forefathers.” ‘Umar said: “By Allah, I never swore by them again, whether saying it for myself or reporting it of others.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020