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When a Muslim undertakes a thing, he should respect the undertaking. When he enters into any contract he should honor it till the last. This is the demand of the faith that when a man talks of any enterprise, he should have the intention of taking it to completion, like the water which does not rest till it flows down to the lower level. He should be known among the people as a man of reliable promises, and there should be no fear of any breach of promises or of any dubious dealings from him. Fulfillment of the promise is necessary. Similarly when an oath is taken, it should be redeemed. But this fulfillment of promise or the redeeming of the oath and pledges is necessary when the dealing is legitimate and concerns truth, otherwise honoring the promise in connection with something sinful and disobedience to Allah has no value, and there is no importance of oath in sin. Allah's Messenger has said: "If some one has taken an oath, but saw an aspect of goodness in another thing, he may break his oath and pay compensation (atonement), and should perform the act which is better and has goodness." (Muslim) It is not proper for a man to insist on redeeming the oath. On such occasions it is better to break the oath. In a hadith it is stated: "It is sinful for a man among you to go to his wife with his oath (unredeemed) compared to his paying the compensation (atoning) which He has fixed for breaking the oath." (Bukhari) For this reasons no promise and covenant is proper and correct except in rightful matters. When a man has promised to do a certain good thing, then he should try his best to fulfill it, as long as it appears good to him. He should very well know that he should stick to manly talk, faith and belief. There is no room in this for breach of promises or doubts and hesitation. Anas bin Malik says that his uncle Anas bin Nadar could not take part in the battle of Badr, and he said to the Prophet: "O Messenger of Allah! In the first battle that you fought with the polytheists I could not take part. If Allah kept me with the Prophet then they will definitely see my achievements in the second battle against the polytheists." When in the battle of Uhad, there was fierce fighting and the Muslims were retreating. He prayed to Allah: "O Allah! I ask your pardon for the mistake that they have committed, and I declare myself innocent of the transgression of the polytheists". Saying this he rushed into the battle. In the way he met Sa'ad bin Ma'az whom he said: "O Sa'ad bin Ma'az! By the God of Nadar, Proceed towards Paradise. I smell its fragrance , in the valley of Uhad." Sa'ad said: "O Messenger of Allah! The love for rnartyrdom, which he showed, cannot be expressed. Then he advanced." Anas says that we found more than eighty wounds on his body, which were caused by swords, the points of lances and the shower of arrows. The polytheists had disfigured his body and it was difficult to identify him. With great difficulty his sister identified him with the help of a mole on his fingers. Anas says that he thinks that the following verses were revealed about him or about persons like him: "Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah " of them some have completed their vow to (the extreme), and some (still) wait; but they have never changed (their determination) in the least." ( Ahzab .. 23)