What is the authenticity of this Hadith?
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) heard a man taking an oath [using his father’s name] and said: ‘Do not take oaths using your father’s name. Whoever takes an oath by Allah, let him fulfil his oath, and if an oath is sworn for a person using Allah’s name, then he should be pleased [and accept that oath]. Whoever is not content with Allah has nothing to do with Allah.’”
Answer:
Imam Ibn Majah (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma).
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 2101)
Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith sound (hasan). ‘Allamah Busiri (rahimahullah) has declared the narrators reliable (thiqat).
(Fathul Bari, Hadith: 6648, vol. 11 pg. 536 and Zawaid Ibn Majah, Hadith: 698)
The first part of the Hadith ‘Do not take oaths using your father’s name’ is recorded in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim as well.
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 3836, 6648, 7401 and Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1646)
Also see here.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar