1198 – Thābit ibn al-Ḍaḥḥāk (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: “In the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a man vowed to slaughter camels at Buwāna. He went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him about it. The Prophet said, ‘Did that place ever contain an idol that people worshipped?’ He replied, ‘No.’ The Prophet asked, ‘Was any of their festivals ever held there?’ He answered, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Then fulfill your vow, for no vow may be fulfilled if it involves disobedience to Allah, the severing of family ties, or something the son of Adam does not own.’” Reported by Abū Dāwūd and al-Ṭabarānī—this is al-Ṭabarānī’s wording—and its chain is sound ⦗1⦘.

It also has a corroborating narration from Kirdam, recorded by Aḥmad ⦗2⦘.

Authenticity grade:
The ḥadith is ṣaḥīḥ (sound). Ibn Ḥajar states in al-Talkhīṣ that Abū Dāwūd transmitted it from Thābit ibn al-Ḍaḥḥāk with a sound chain, and also from ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb, from his father, from his grandfather, naming the place “Buwāna.” Ibn Mājah likewise related it from Ibn ʿAbbās.

Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah says in Iqtiḍāʾ al-Ṣirāṭ al-Mustaqīm: “The core of this ḥadith is found in the two Ṣaḥīḥs; this particular chain meets their criteria. All its transmitters are reliable, well-known, and the isnād is uninterrupted, free of any ‘anʿana.”

Shaykh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb (may Allah have mercy on him) writes in Kitāb al-Tawḥīd: “Abū Dāwūd reported it with a chain that satisfies the standards of the two Ṣaḥīḥs.”