12 - Chapter: What has been reported concerning the oath of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and what it was

3263 - 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Nufayli narrated to us, Ibn al-Mubarak narrated to us, from Musa ibn 'Uqbah, from Salim, from Ibn 'Umar, who said: Most of what the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, swore by was this oath: "No, by the Turner of hearts."

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Note: We have confirmed this hadith from (A), (B), and (H). In (A), it was indicated that it appears in the narration of Ibn al-'Abd and not in the narration of al-Lu'lu'i. Al-Mizzi mentioned it in "al-Atraf" (7517) and noted that it also appears in the narration of Ibn Dasah. We say: Our copy of (H) is according to the narration of Ibn Dasah, and the hadith in it is as al-Mizzi stated.

(1) Its chain of transmission is sound. Salim: he is Salim ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar.

It was also recorded by al-Bukhari (6617), Ibn Majah (2092), al-Tirmidhi (1621), and al-Nasa'i in "al-Kubra" (4685), (4686), and (7666) through various chains from Salim, from him. The wording in Ibn Majah and al-Nasa'i in the second place is: "No, by the Turner of hearts" (bi-musarrifi al-qulub).

It is also in "Musnad Ahmad" (4788) and "Sahih Ibn Hibban" (4332).

Regarding his saying: "No, by the Turner of hearts," al-'Ayni said: The "no" involves an ellipsis, as if saying: "I will not do" or "I will not abandon." The "waw" (by) is for the oath, and "the Turner of hearts" is the one by whom the oath is sworn. What is meant by the turning of hearts is the turning of their states and conditions, not the turning of the heart's essence.

Note: We have confirmed this hadith and the two following hadiths from (A), (B), and (H). In (B) and the margin of (H), a fourth hadith was added, namely the hadith of al-Hasan ibn 'Ali. Al-Hafiz, in his copy marked (A), indicated that the first three hadiths in this chapter are from the narration of Ibn al-'Abd. We say: They are also in the narration of Ibn Dasah, as they appear in our copy of (H), which is according to his narration.

Al-Mizzi mentioned them in "al-Atraf" (7024), (4086), and (14802), and indicated that they also appear in the narration of Ibn Dasah.

As for the fourth hadith in the chapter, al-Mizzi mentioned it in "al-Atraf" (11177) and said: Thus I found this hadith in the chapter on the vain oath in the copy of Ibn Karawwas, in his own handwriting, from the narration of Abu Sa'id Ibn al-A'rabi, and at its beginning: Abu Dawud narrated to us, al-Hasan ibn 'Ali narrated to us, and I fear =