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Sunan Abi Dawud
كتاب الأدب
General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
" إِذَا وَعَدَ الرَّجُلُ أَخَاهُ - وَمِنْ نِيَّتِهِ أَنْ يَفِيَ لَهُ - فَلَمْ يَفِ وَلَمْ يَجِئْ لِلْمِيعَادِ فَلاَ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ "
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When a man makes a promise to his brother with the intention of fulfilling it and does not do so, and does not come at the appointed time, he is guilty of no sin.
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- Hadith 4877
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- Hadith 4917
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- Hadith 4890
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- Hadith 4852
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- Hadith 5262
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- Hadith 5135
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