Hadith 23

Sahih Muslim

Book 27: The Book of Oaths

Chapter 3

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

باب نَدْبِ مَنْ حَلَفَ يَمِينًا فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَيُكَفِّرَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ

Sahih Muslim 1651b
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 ‏"
'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.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

'Adi ibn Hatim al-Tayyi'

عدي بن حاتم الطائي

99 narrations

follower
2

Tmym bin Trfh

تميم بن طرفة

16 narrations

follower
3

'Abdul 'Aziz bin Rafi'

عبد العزيز بن رفيع

35 narrations

successor
4

Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj

شعبة بن الحجاج

2,461 narrations

successor
5

Mua'dh bin Mua'dh bin Nsr

معاذ بن معاذ بن نصر

218 narrations

3rd Generation
6

'Ubaidullah bin Mua'dh

عبيد الله بن معاذ بن معاذ بن نصر

211 narrations