Honouring Promises –
At the time of the Battle of Badr, Hudaifa Bin Yamaan and his father, may Allah be pleased with them, were both migrating from Mecca to join the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, for the Battle of Badr. On the way they were captured by the non-Muslims of Mecca but they managed to convince them that their intention was to go to Medina and not join the army of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, at Badr. They took a pledge to this affect with the non-Muslims. When they eventually reached the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, close to Badr and informed him of what occurred, he told them to fulfil their promise and continue to Medina instead of joining their heavily outnumbered army, a ratio of 3 to 1. This has been discussed in Imam Muhammad As Sallaabee’s, The Noble Life of the Prophet (PBUH), Volume 1, Pages 1055-1056.
Even in such a dire situation the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised them not to break their promise.
In a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 2749, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned that breaking promises is an aspect of hypocrisy.
The greatest of promises a muslim has made is with Allah, the Exalted, which was agreed when one accepted Him as their Lord and God. This involves fulfilling His commands, refraining from His prohibitions and facing destiny with patience according to the traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.
All other promises made with people must also be kept, unless one has a valid excuse especially, the ones a parent makes with children. Breaking promises only teaches children bad character and encourages them to believe being deceitful is an acceptable characteristic to possess. In a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 2227, Allah, the Exalted, declares that He will be against the one who makes a promise in His name and then breaks it without a valid excuse. How can the one who has Allah, the Exalted, against them on Judgment Day possibly succeed? It is always safer not to make promises with others where possible. But when a lawful promise is made, one must strive hard to fulfill it.
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