1722/1 - Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “No one should ask for anything by the Face of Allah except for Paradise.” [Narrated by Abu Dāwūd] [3]
1) A person should not ask by the great Face of Allah except for something great, namely Paradise.
2) Part of the monotheism that a person is required to fulfill is to regulate his words related to swearing and oaths.
1723/2 - Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever seeks refuge by Allah, grant him refuge; whoever asks for something by Allah, grant him his request; whoever offers you an invitation, accept his invitation; and whoever does you a favor, repay him, and if you find nothing to repay him with, then supplicate for him so much until you see that you have repaid him.” [Narrated by Abu Dāwūd and Al-Nasā’i with authentic Isnād; Sahīh (authentic)]
1) If a person asks for refuge by Allah, he should be provided with refuge, unless he is legally wanted.
2) If a person asks for something by Allah, he should be granted his request, unless he asks for something prohibited.
3) Supplicating for someone who does good is a repayment for his goodness. This also deepens the bond between the believers as a whole.
4) The Shariah exhorts us to act kindly and to repay one another in kind.
A Hadīth reads: “Shall I inform you of the one with the worst status?” We said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “One who is asked for the sake of Allah Almighty, yet he does not give for His sake.” He also said: “Whoever asks you by Allah, grant him his request.”
So, the Hadīth in the current chapter indicates that it is prohibited to ask for some worldly thing by the Face of Allah Almighty; whereas these two Hadīths point out that we are required to give those who ask us for the sake of Allah. Reconciling all of these Hadīths, we say that a person is required to give if he can, and it is the swearer who is to blame, and Allah knows best.