Hadith 1651 b
Sahih Muslim
The Book of Oaths · It is recommended for the one who swears an oath then sees that something else is better than it; To do that which is better and offer expiation for his oath
Arabic
وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ رُفَيْعٍ، عَنْ تَمِيمِ بْنِ طَرَفَةَ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَلْيَتْرُكْ يَمِينَهُ " .
English translation
'Adi b. Hatim reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who took an oath, but he found something else better than that, should do that which is better and break his oath.
Grade as stored: Sahih
Narrator chain
- عبيد الله بن معاذ العنبري · first↓
- معاذ بن معاذ العنبري · chain↓
- شعبة بن الحجاج العتكي · chain↓
- عبد العزيز بن رفيع الأسدي · chain↓
- تميم بن طرفة الطائي · chain↓
- عدي بن حاتم الطائي · sahabi