It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "An oath is nothing but a burden of sin or a cause of regret."

It is narrated from Sa'id bin al-Harith that he heard Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) when a man from Banu Ka'b named Mas'ud bin Amr asked him: O Abu Abd al-Rahman! My son was in the land of Persia among those who were stationed with Umar bin Ubaydullah, and meanwhile a severe plague broke out in Basrah. When news of this reached me, I made a vow that if Allah Almighty brought my son back safe and sound, I would walk to the House of Allah. So he came back ill and then died. Now what is your view on this? Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Were you not forbidden from making vows? Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'A vow neither brings anything (of destiny) forward before its time nor delays it; rather, it is only a means by which wealth is extracted from the miser.' Fulfil your vow." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but the two Shaykhs did not record it with this wording and context.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, a vow does not bring near to the son of Adam anything that Allah Almighty has not decreed for him; rather, the vow coincides with the divine decree, and in this way, through the vow, wealth is extracted from the miser which he did not (ordinarily, of his own will) want to give out." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it with this wording and context.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man vowed to pray in Bayt al-Maqdis. He asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Pray here," meaning in al-Masjid al-Haram. He said (again): O Messenger of Allah! I vowed to pray in Bayt al-Maqdis! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said (again): "Pray here." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A vow made in a state of anger has no (legal) standing, and its expiation is the same as the expiation for an oath."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A vow made in anger is not valid, and its expiation is the same as the expiation for an oath."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A vow made in anger is not binding, and its expiation is like the expiation for an oath." And (Imam al-Hakim says that) Ma'mar narrated it from Yahya bin Abi Kathir as mu'dal (with a break in the chain).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A vow made in disobedience to Allah has no standing (that is, it is not to be fulfilled)." Imam al-Hakim says that the narrator whom Ma'mar did not name, narrating from Yahya, is without doubt Muhammad bin al-Zubayr, because instead of saying "Banu Hanzalah" he mistakenly said "Banu Hanifah". As for his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying "There is no vow in disobedience", the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) agree upon it, whereas the other hadith (about anger) revolves around Muhammad bin al-Zubayr al-Hanzali, and it is not authentic (in its chain).