Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 480

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

(from previous page) ⟵ Al-Bukhari extracted it: Book of Nikah, Chapter on Conditions Not Permissible in Nikah, number (5152), and Muslim, Book of Nikah, Chapter on the Prohibition of Combining a Woman with Her Paternal Aunt or Maternal Aunt, number (1408), from the Hadith of Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, from the explanation of Riyad al-Salihin from the words of the Master of Messengers, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَأَلَّا تَخُونَ وَلَا تَغْدِرَ وَلَا تَكْتُمَ عَيْبًا وَلَا تُدَلِّسَ، وَهِيَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَأَوْفُوا بِالْعَهْدِ إِنَّ الْعَهْدَ كَانَ مَسْئُولًا ﴾ [الْإِسْرَاءِ: ٣٤].

everything, and that you do not betray, act treacherously, hide a defect, or deceive. This refers to the words of the Exalted: "Fulfill the covenant; indeed, the covenant will be questioned" [Al-Isra: 34].

أَمَرَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُوَفَّى بِالْعَهْدِ، يَعْنِي إِذَا عَاهَدْتَ أَحَدًا وَقُلْتَ: عَلَيْكَ عَهْدُ اللَّهِ أَلَّا أَفْعَلَ كَذَا أَوْ أَلَّا أُخْبِرَ بِمَا أَخْبَرْتَنِي بِهِ أَوْ مَا أَشْبَهَ ذَلِكَ، فَإِنَّهُ يَجِبُ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَفِيَ بِالْعَهْدِ؛ لِأَنَّ الْعَهْدَ سَوْفَ تُسْأَلُ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؛ وَلِهَذَا قَالَ: ﴿إِنَّ الْعَهْدَ كَانَ مَسْئُولًا ﴾ أَيْ: مَسْئُولًا عَنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ. ١٥٨٤ -

Allah commands us to honor our covenants. If you make a pact with someone and say, "I swear by Allah not to do such-and-such," or "I will not reveal what you told me," or anything similar, you are bound to keep your word. You will be held accountable for that covenant on the Day of Resurrection. This is why He said, "Indeed, the covenant will be questioned," meaning you will be asked about it on that Day.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (24 verbs · 26 nouns)

• شَرَحَ — to explain
• صَلَّى — to pray
• خَانَ — to betray
• شَرْح — explanation
• رَوْضَة — garden
• صَالِح — righteous man