Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Anyone who takes an oath through which his family may be harmed, and insists on keeping it, he surely commits a sin greater (than that of dissolving his oath). He should rather compensate for that oath by making expiation."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 78: Oaths and Vows, Hadith #622
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Anyone who takes an oath through which his family may be harmed, and insists on keeping it, he surely commits a sin greater (than that of dissolving his oath). He should rather compensate for that oath by making expiation."
This hadith is from the book of Oaths and Vows in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 622 in book 78 of volume 8.
This hadith is referenced in the following topics: Relatives.
