Muhammad. He came near him and said: What is the matter with you? Thereupon he (the prisoner) said: Why have you taken me as prisoner and why have you caught hold of one proceeding the pilgrims (the she-camel as she carried the Prophet on her back and walked ahead of the multitude)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: (Yours is a great fault). I (my men) have caught hold of you for the crime of your allies, Banu Thaqif. He (the Holy Prophet) then turned away. He again called him and said: Muhammad, Muhammad, and since Messenger of Allah ﷺ was very compassionate, and tenderhearted, he returned to him, and said: What is the matter with you? He said: I am a Muslim, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Had you said this when you had been the master of yourself, you would have gained every success. He then turned away. He (the prisoner) called him again saying: Muhammad, Muhammad. He came to him and said: What is the matter with you? He said: I am hungry, feed me, and I am thirsty, so provide me with drink. He (the Holy Prophet) said: That is (to satisfy) your want. He was then ransomed for two persons (who had been taken prisoner by Thaqif). He (the narrator) said: A woman of the Ansar had been taken prisoner and also al-Adbi' was caught. The woman had been tied with ropes. The people were giving rest to their animals before their houses. She escaped one night from the bondage and came to the camels. As she drew near the camels, they fretted and fumed and so she left them until she came to al-, Adbi'. It did not fret and fume; it was docile She rode upon its back and drove it away and she went off. When they (the enemies of Islam) were warned of this, they went in search of it, but it (the she-camel) exhausted them. She (the woman) took vow for Allah, that in case He would save her through it, she would offer that as a sacrifice. As she reached Medina, the people saw her and they said: Here is al-Adbi, the she-camel of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She (the woman) said that she had taken a vow that if Allah would save her on its back, she would sacrifice it. They (the Prophet's Companions) came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and made a mention of that to him, whereupon he said: Hallowed be Allah, how ill she rewarded it that she took vow to Allah that if He saves her on its back, she would sacrifice it! There is no fulfillment of the vow in an act of disobedience, nor in an act over which a person has no control. In the version of Ibn Hujr (the words are):" There is no vow in disobedience to Allah."  

كَانَتْ ثَقِيفُ حُلَفَاءَ لِبَنِي عُقَيْلٍ فَأَسَرَتْ ثَقِيفُ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَسَرَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي عُقَيْلٍ وَأَصَابُوا مَعَهُ الْعَضْبَاءَ فَأَتَى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهْوَ فِي الْوَثَاقِ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ فَقَالَ بِمَ أَخَذْتَنِي وَبِمَ أَخَذْتَ سَابِقَةَ الْحَاجِّ فَقَالَ إِعْظَامًا لِذَلِكَ أَخَذْتُكَ بِجَرِيرَةِ حُلَفَائِكَ ثَقِيفَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ فَنَادَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَحِيمًا رَقِيقًا فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ قَالَ إِنِّي مُسْلِمٌ قَالَ لَوْ قُلْتَهَا وَأَنْتَ تَمْلِكُ أَمْرَكَ أَفْلَحْتَ كُلَّ الْفَلاَحِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَنَادَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ قَالَ إِنِّي جَائِعٌ فَأَطْعِمْنِي وَظَمْآنُ فَأَسْقِنِي قَالَ هَذِهِ حَاجَتُكَ فَفُدِيَ بِالرَّجُلَيْنِ قَالَ وَأُسِرَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَأُصِيبَتِ الْعَضْبَاءُ فَكَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي الْوَثَاقِ وَكَانَ الْقَوْمُ يُرِيحُونَ نَعَمَهُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ بُيُوتِهِمْ فَانْفَلَتَتْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنَ الْوَثَاقِ فَأَتَتِ الإِبِلَ فَجَعَلَتْ إِذَا دَنَتْ مِنَ الْبَعِيرِ رَغَا فَتَتْرُكُهُ حَتَّى تَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ فَلَمْ تَرْغُ قَالَ وَنَاقَةٌ مُنَوَّقَةٌ فَقَعَدَتْ فِي عَجُزِهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرَتْهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ وَنَذِرُوا بِهَا فَطَلَبُوهَا فَأَعْجَزَتْهُمْ قَالَ وَنَذَرَتْ لِلَّهِ إِنْ نَجَّاهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتِ الْمَدِينَةَ رَآهَا النَّاسُ فَقَالُوا الْعَضْبَاءُ نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّهَا نَذَرَتْ إِنْ نَجَّاهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَأَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بِئْسَمَا جَزَتْهَا نَذَرَتْ لِلَّهِ إِنْ نَجَّاهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا لاَ وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَلاَ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ الْعَبْدُ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ حُجْرٍ لاَ نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ  

'Adba belonged to a man of Banu 'Aqil. It used to go ahead of pligrims. The man was then captivated. He was brought in chains to the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ was riding on a donkey with a blanket on him. He said: Muhammad, why do you arrest me and capture the one (i.e. the she-camel) which goes ahead of the pilgrims. He replied: We are arresting you on account of the crime committed by your allies Thaqid. Thaqif captivated two persons from among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. He said (whatever he said) I am a Muslim, or he said: I have embraced Islam. When the Prophet ﷺ went ahead, he called him: O Muhammed, O Muhammed. Abu Dawud said: I learnt it from the version of the narrator Muhammad b. 'Isa. The Prophet ﷺ was compassionate and kind hearted. So he returned to him, and asked: What is the matter with you ? He replied: I am a Muslim. He said: Had you said it when the matter was in your hand, you would have succeeded completely. Abu Dawud said: I then returned to the version of the narrator Sulaiman (b. Harb). He said: Muhammad, I am hungry, so feed me. I am thirsty, so give me water. The Prophet ﷺ said: This is your need, or he said: This is his need (the narrator is doubtful). Later on the man was taken back (by Thaqif) as a ransom for the two men (of the Companions of the Prophet). The Prophet ﷺ retained 'Adba for his journey. The narrator said: The polytheists raided the pasturing animals of Medina and they took away 'Adba. When they took away 'Adba, they also captivated a Muslim woman. They used to leave their camels in the fields for rest at night. One night they slept and the (Muslim) woman stood up. Any camel on which she put her hand brayed until she came to 'Adba. She came to a she-camel which was docile and experienced. She then rode on her and vowed to Allah that if He saved her, she would sacrifice it. When she came to Medina, the people recognized the she-camel of the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ was then informed about it and he sent for her. She was brought to him and she informed him about her vow. He said: It is a bad return that you have given it. Allah has not saved you, on its (back) that you now sacrifice it. A vow to do an act of disobedience must not be fulfilled, or to do something over which one has no control. Abu Dawud said: This woman was the wife of Abu Dharr. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3316)   

كَانَتِ الْعَضْبَاءُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي عُقَيْلٍ وَكَانَتْ مِنْ سَوَابِقِ الْحَاجِّ فَأُسِرَ الرَّجُلُ وَأُخِذَتِ الْعَضْبَاءُ مَعَهُ قَالَ فَمَرَّ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ فِي وَثَاقٍ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى حِمَارٍ عَلَيْهِ قَطِيفَةٌ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ تَأْخُذُونِي وَتَأْخُذُونَ سَابِقَةَ الْحَاجِّ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَأْخُذُكَ بِجَرِيرَةِ حُلَفَائِكَ ثَقِيفَ قَالَ وَقَدْ كَانَتْ ثَقِيفُ قَدْ أَسَرُوا رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَالَ فِيمَا قَالَ وَإِنِّي مُسْلِمٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ قُلْتَهَا وَأَنْتَ تَمْلِكُ أَمْرَكَ أَفْلَحْتَ كُلَّ الْفَلَاحِ قَالَ وَمَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي جَائِعٌ فَأَطْعِمْنِي وَإِنِّي ظَمْآنُ فَاسْقِنِي قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَذِهِ حَاجَتُكَ ثُمَّ فُدِيَ بِالرَّجُلَيْنِ وَحَبَسَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْعَضْبَاءَ لِرَحْلِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَغَارُوا عَلَى سَرْحِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَذَهَبُوا بِهَا وَكَانَتِ الْعَضْبَاءُ فِيهِ قَالَ وَأَسَرُوا امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ فَكَانُوا إِذَا نَزَلُوا أَرَاحُوا إِبِلَهُمْ بِأَفْنِيَتِهِمْ قَالَ فَقَامَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ بَعْدَمَا نَامُوا فَجَعَلَتْ كُلَّمَا أَتَتْ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ رَغَا حَتَّى أَتَتْ عَلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ فَأَتَتْ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ ذَلُولٍ مُجَرَّسَةٍ فَرَكِبَتْهَا ثُمَّ وَجَّهَتْهَا قِبَلَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ وَنَذَرَتْ إِنِ اللهُ أَنْجَاهَا عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتِ الْمَدِينَةَ عُرِفَتِ النَّاقَةُ فَقِيلَ نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَأُخْبِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِنَذْرِهَا أَوْ أَتَتْهُ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِئْسَمَا جَزَتْهَا أَوْ بِئْسَمَا جَزَيْتِيهَا إِنِ اللهُ أَنْجَاهَا عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ وَلَا فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ ابْنُ آدَمَ  

Muhammad. He came near him and said: What is the matter with you? Thereupon he (the prisoner) said: Why have you taken me as prisoner and why have you caught hold of one proceeding the pilgrims (the she-camel as she carried the Prophet on her back and walked ahead of the multitude)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: (Yours is a great fault). I (my men) have caught hold of you for the crime of your allies, Banu Thaqif. He (the Holy Prophet) then turned away. He again called him and said: Muhammad, Muhammad, and since Messenger of Allah ﷺ was very compassionate, and tenderhearted, he returned to him, and said: What is the matter with you? He said: I am a Muslim, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Had you said this when you had been the master of yourself, you would have gained every success. He then turned away. He (the prisoner) called him again saying: Muhammad, Muhammad. He came to him and said: What is the matter with you? He said: I am hungry, feed me, and I am thirsty, so provide me with drink. He (the Holy Prophet) said: That is (to satisfy) your want. He was then ransomed for two persons (who had been taken prisoner by Thaqif). He (the narrator) said: A woman of the Ansar had been taken prisoner and also al-Adbi' was caught. The woman had been tied with ropes. The people were giving rest to their animals before their houses. She escaped one night from the bondage and came to the camels. As she drew near the camels, they fretted and fumed and so she left them until she came to al-, Adbi'. It did not fret and fume; it was docile She rode upon its back and drove it away and she went off. When they (the enemies of Islam) were warned of this, they went in search of it, but it (the she-camel) exhausted them. She (the woman) took vow for Allah, that in case He would save her through it, she would offer that as a sacrifice. As she reached Medina, the people saw her and they said: Here is al-Adbi, the she-camel of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She (the woman) said that she had taken a vow that if Allah would save her on its back, she would sacrifice it. They (the Prophet's Companions) came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and made a mention of that to him, whereupon he said: Hallowed be Allah, how ill she rewarded it that she took vow to Allah that if He saves her on its back, she would sacrifice it! There is no fulfillment of the vow in an act of disobedience, nor in an act over which a person has no control. In the version of Ibn Hujr (the words are):" There is no vow in disobedience to Allah." (Using translation from Muslim 1641a)  

كَانَتْ ثَقِيفُ حُلَفَاءَ لِبَنِي عُقَيْلٍ فَأَسَرَتْ ثَقِيفُ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَسَرَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي عُقَيْلٍ وَأُصِيبَتْ مَعَهُ الْعَضْبَاءُ فَأَتَى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ فِي الْوَثَاقِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ؟ فَقَالَ بِمَ أَخَذْتَنِي؟ بِمَ أَخَذْتَ؟ سَابِقَةَ الْحَاجِّ إِعْظَامًا لِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ أَخَذْتُكَ بِجَرِيرَةِ حُلَفَائِكَ ثَقِيفَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَحِيمًا رقِيقًا فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي مُسْلِمٌ قَالَ لَوْ قُلْتَهَا وَأَنْتَ تَمْلِكُ أَمْرَكَ أَفْلَحْتَ كُلَّ الْفَلَاحِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ فَنَادَاهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُكَ؟ فَقَالَ إِنِّي جَائِعٌ فَأَطْعِمْنِي وَظَمْآنُ فَاسْقِنِي قَالَ هَذِهِ حَاجَتُكَ قَالَ فَفُدِيَ بِالرَّجُلَيْنِ وَأُسِرَتْ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَأُصِيبَ مَعَهَا الْعَضْبَاءُ فَكَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي الْوَثَاقِ فَانْفَلَتَتْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنَ الْوَثَاقِ فَأَتَتِ الْإِبِلَ فَجَعَلَتْ إِذَا دَنَتْ مِنَ الْبَعِيرِ رَغَا فَتَتْرُكُهُ حَتَّى تَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ فَلَمْ تَرْغُ قَالَ وَنَاقَةٌ مُنَوَّقَةٌ فَقَعَدَتْ فِي عَجُزِهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرَتْهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ وَنَذِرُوا بِهَا فَطَلَبُوهَا فَأَعْجَزَتْهُمْ فَنَذَرَتْ إِنِ اللهُ أَنْجَاهَا عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتِ الْمَدِينَةَ رَآهَا النَّاسُ فَقَالُواالْعَضْبَاءُ نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي قَدْ نَذَرْتُ إِنْ أَنْجَاهَا اللهُ عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَأَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ بِئْسَمَا جَزَتْهَا؛ إِنِ اللهُ أَنْجَاهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ وَلَا نَذْرَ فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ الْعَبْدُ  

[Machine] The Banu Amr kidnapped two men who were companions of the Prophet Muhammad. The companions of the Prophet then captured a man from Thaqif and took his camel, which he used to lead the pilgrimage. The Prophet passed by him while he was restrained and he called out to him, saying, "O Muhammad, O Muhammad!" The Prophet showed him compassion and asked him why he was restrained and his camel was taken before him. He replied, "Because of the debts of your allies, the Banu Amr." The Banu Amr were allies of the Thaqif tribe. The Prophet then granted him permission to leave, but the man called out to him again. He returned to him and said, "Feed me, for I am hungry." The Prophet replied, "This is all I can do for you." He ordered food to be brought for him. The Prophet then redeemed the two men who were imprisoned by the group of people and some polytheists became jealous of the city's side. They attacked the camel and also harmed a woman. They took her with them to their caravan. The woman escaped from them during the night, while they were camping near their tents. Whenever she approached a camel to ride it, it would resist and she would leave it until she reached the camel of the Messenger of Allah, which was gentle and she did not resist. She sat on it and called out to them. The people came after her to retrieve her and saw her in its traces. Indeed, Allah saved her from being sacrificed and she was saved. When she entered the city, the Prophet was informed that his camel had returned with a woman named so-and-so, whom Allah had saved from the polytheists. The Prophet brought the woman and the camel and asked her, "What did you do?" She informed him and said that she had made a vow while they were pursuing her, that if Allah saved her, she would sacrifice the same camel. The Prophet said, "What a terrible thing you have done! There is no fulfillment of a vow in disobedience or in that which the son of Adam does not possess."  

كَانَتْ بَنُو عَامِرٍ أَسَرُوا رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَسَرَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَجُلًا مِنْ ثَقِيفٍ وَأَخَذُوا نَاقَتَهُ كَانَ يَسْبِقُ عَلَيْهَا الْحَاجَّ فَمَرَّ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَهُوَ مُوَثَّقٌ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَعَطَفَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ عَلَى مَا أُحْبَسُ وَتُؤْخَذُ سَابِقَةَ الْحَاجِّ؟ قَالَ «بِجَرِيرَةِ حُلَفَائِكَ» وَكَانَتْ بَنُو عَامِرٍ حُلَفَاءَ لِثَقِيفٍ ثُمَّ أَجَازَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَدَعَاهُ أَيْضًا يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَأَجَابَهُ إِنِّي مُسْلِمٌ قَالَ «لَوْ قُلْتَ ذَلِكَ وَأَنْتَ تَمْلِكُ أَمْرَكَ أَفْلَحْتَ كُلَّ الْفَلَاحِ» ثُمَّ أَجَازَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَنَادَاهُ أَيْضًا فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَطْعِمْنِي فَإِنِّي جَائِعٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هَذِهِ حَاجَتُكَ» فَأَمَرَ لَهُ بِطَعَامٍ ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَادَى الرَّجُلُ بِالرَّجُلَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ أُسِرَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَأَغَارَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ عَلَى نَاحِيَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَأَصَابُوا تِلْكَ النَّاقَةِ وَأَصَابُوا فِيمَا أَصَابُوا امْرَأَةً أَيْضًا فَذَهَبُوا بِهَا إِلَى رِحَالِهِمْ فَقَامَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ فِي إِبِلِهِمْ وَكَانُوا يَرْتَحِلُونَهَا عِنْدَ أَفْنِيَتِهِمْ فَكُلَّمَا دَنَتْ مِنْ بَعِيرٍ لِتَرْكَبَهُ رَغَا فَتَرَكَتْهُ حَتَّى جَاءَتْ إِلَى نَاقَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهِيَ نَاقَةٌ ذَلُولٌ فَلَمْ تَرْغُ حَتَّى قَعَدَتْ فِي عَجُزِهَا ثُمَّ صَاحَتْ بِهَا وَنَدَرَ بِهَا الْقَوْمُ فَرَكِبُوا فِي طَلَبِهَا فَنَذَرَتْ وَهِيَ مُنْطَلِقَةٌ وَهِيَ فِي أَثَرِهَا إِنِ اللهُ أَنْجَاهَا عَلَيْهَا أَنْ تَنْحَرَهَا فَنَجَتْ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتِ الْمَدِينَةَ أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقِيلَ هَذِهِ نَاقَتُكَ جَاءَتْ بِهَا فُلَانَةُ نَجَّاهَا اللهُ عَلَيْهَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالْمَرْأَةِ وَالنَّاقَةِ فَسَأَلَهَا «كَيْفَ صَنَعْتِ؟» فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ قَالَتْ وَنَذَرَتُ وَهُمْ فِي طَلَبِي عَلَيْهَا أَنْ أَنْحَرَهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «بِئْسَ مَا جَازَيْتِهَا إِذًا لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ وَلَا فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ ابْنُ آدَمَ»  

[Machine] The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ captured a man from the tribe of Bani 'Aqil. He mentioned the incident and said that the camel of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was taken, and a woman from the Ansar was captured. The camel had been injured before that, so it used to stay with them. They used to bring the blessings to them. He said that one night, the camel got loose and came to the camels. Every time it came near a camel, it would bite it until it came to that camel and strangled it. It did not bite it even though it was a weak and feeble camel. It sat down in its frustration and then let out a cry, after which it ran away. They searched for it in its night quarters but could not find it. The camel had made a vow to Allah that if Allah saved it, it would be sacrificed. They said, "No, by Allah! We will not sacrifice it until we seek permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." So they went to him and informed him that so-and-so woman had come on your camel, and she made a vow to Allah that if Allah saved it, she would sacrifice it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Glory be to Allah! What a strange judgment she has made. Has Allah saved it for her to sacrifice it? No fulfillment of a vow made in disobedience to Allah, and no fulfillment of a vow regarding something that a person does not possess, or as Ibn Adam said."  

أَسَرَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي عَقِيلٍ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ وَأُخِذَتْ نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ تِلْكَ وَسُبِيَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَكَانَتِ النَّاقَةُ أُصِيبَتْ قَبْلَهَا فَكَانَتْ تَكُونُ مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُوا يَجِيئُونَ بِالنَّعَمِ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ فَانْفَلَتَتْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنَ الْوَثَاقِ فَأَتَتِ الْإِبِلَ فَجَعَلَتْ كُلَّمَا أَتَتْ بَعِيرًا رَغَا حَتَّى أَتَتْ تِلْكَ النَّاقَةَ فَشَنَقَتْهَا فَلَمْ تَرْغُ وَهِيَ نَاقَةٌ هُدَرَةٌ فَقَعَدَتْ فِي عَجُزِهَا ثُمَّ صَاحَتْ بِهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ فَطُلِبَتْ مِنْ لَيْلَتِهَا فَلَمْ يُقْدَرْ عَلَيْهَا فَجَعَلَتْ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنِ اللهُ أَنْجَاهَا عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا قَالُوا لَا وَاللهِ لَا تَنْحَرِنَّهَا حَتَّى نُؤْذِنَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَوْهُ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّ فُلَانَةَ قَدْ جَاءَتْ عَلَى نَاقَتِكَ وَأَنَّهَا جَعَلَتْ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ أَنْجَاهَا اللهُ عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ بِئْسَ مَا جَزَتْهَا إِنِ اللهُ أَنْجَاهَا عَلَيْهِ لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا؟ لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ وَلَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ الْعَبْدُ أَوْ قَالَ ابْنُ آدَمَ  

[Machine] Thaqeef was an ally of the Banu 'Uqayl, and they captured two men from the companions of the Prophet ﷺ, and the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ captured a man, and they all had the smallpox. The narration mentioned it as follows: "And a woman from the Ansar was also captured, and she also had the smallpox. So, the woman was in captivity, and the people would relieve themselves of their blessings among their households. One night she escaped from her captors and came across some camels. She would untie them when they approached the basil, and she did not untie them. He said: "And there was a branded camel, and it sat in its place, then it was stirred, and it left. They made a vow about it, so they went to look for it, but it eluded them." He said: "And she vowed that if Allah saved her, she would sacrifice it." So, when she arrived in the city, the people saw her and said: "This is the camel of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." So, they said: "Indeed, she vowed that if Allah saved her from them, she would sacrifice it for Him." They went to the Prophet ﷺ and mentioned that to him, and he said: "Glory be to Allah! How wretched is what she has done! If Allah saved her from them, it was upon her to fulfill her vow, there is no fulfillment for a vow in disobedience to Allah, and in something that the servant does not possess."  

كَانَتْ ثَقِيفُ حُلَفَاءَ لِبَنِي عُقَيْلٍ فَأَسَرَتْ ثَقِيفُ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَسَرَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا وَأَصَابُوا مَعَهُ الْعَضْبَاءَ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ كَمَا مَضَى وَفِيهِ قَالَ وَأُسِرَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَأُصِيبَتِ الْعَضْبَاءُ فَكَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي الْوَثَاقِ وَكَانَ الْقَوْمُ يُرِيحُونَ نَعَمَهُمْ بَيْنَ أَيْدِي بُيُوتِهِمْ فَانْفَلَتَتْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنَ الْوَثَاقِ فَأَتَتِ الْإِبِلَ فَجَعَلَتْ إِذَا دَنَتْ مِنَ الْبَعِيرِ رَغَا فَتَتْرُكُهُ حَتَّى تَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ فَلَمْ تَرْغُ قَالَ وَنَاقَةٌ مَنُوقَةٌ فَقَعَدَتْ فِي عَجُزِهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرَتْهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ وَنَذَرُوا بِهَا فَطَلَبُوهَا فَأَعْجَزَتْهُمْ قَالَ وَنَذَرَتْ إِنِ اللهُ أَنْجَاهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتِ الْمَدِينَةَ رَآهَا النَّاسُ فَقَالُوا الْعَضْبَاءُ نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّهَا قَدْ نَذَرَتْ إِنِ اللهُ أَنْجَاهَا عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا فَأَتَوَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ بِئْسَ مَا جَزَتْهَا إِنِ اللهُ أَنْجَاهَا عَلَيْهَا لَتَنْحَرَنَّهَا لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ وَلَا فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ الْعَبْدُ