Riyad al-Salihin 1718 — For one of you to approach his wife by oath is graver before God than paying the expiation

رياض الصالحين 1718 — لأن يلج أحدكم بيمينه في أهله آثم له عند الله

A hadith in al-Nawawi's Riyad al-Salihin, in the chapter «كتاب الأمور المنهي عنها», excerpted within forty words.

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«وَاللَّهِ لأَنْ يَلِجَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِيَمِينِهِ فِي أَهْلِهِ آثَمُ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ كَفَّارَتَهُ الَّتِي افْتَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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Sayyi'at (evil deeds and sins)· Muhammad

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Bukhari 4476 — The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted· Bukhari 6491 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Bukhari 7501 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Bukhari 7507 — My servant sinned and knew he has a Lord who forgives sin· Bulugh al-Maram 130 — The mosque is a sin expiated by its removal· Bulugh al-Maram 252 — His past sins forgiven· Bulugh al-Maram 380 — Finding one's wife in an immorality· Bulugh al-Maram 439 — Prohibiting the killing of women and children

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  • رياض الصالحين — النووي
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Bukhari 4476 — The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted

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