# Sahih al-Bukhari 3.48.844 — Witnesses

## Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ، قَالَ ذَكَرَ نَافِعٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ كَانَ حَالِفًا فَلْيَحْلِفْ بِاللَّهِ أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ ‏"‏‏.‏

## English Translation (Muhammad Muhsin Khan)
> Narrated Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah or remain silent." (i.e. He should not swear by other than Allah.) 

**Citation:** Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 48 (Witnesses), Hadith 844 · Translation: Muhammad Muhsin Khan, The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih al-Bukhari
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