20. Vows and Oaths
٢٠۔ كتاب النذور والأيمان
"A Woman vowed to walk to the House of Allah, so the Prophet ﷺ asked about that, and he said: 'Verily Allah is in no need of her walking, order her to ride.'"
أَنْ تَمْشِيَ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ فَسُئِلَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنْ مَشْيِهَا مُرُوهَا فَلْتَرْكَبْ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَعُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ
"The Prophet ﷺ passed by old man walking (while supported) between his two sons, so he said: 'What is the matter with this one?' They said: "O Messenger of Allah! He vowed to walk.' He said: 'Verily Allah [the Mighty and Sublime] is in no need of this person punishing himself.'" He said: "So he ordered him to ride."
مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِشَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ يَتَهَادَى بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا بَالُ هَذَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ قَالَ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ
Another Chain from Anas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a man, and he mentioned similarly.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأَى رَجُلاً فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ