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كتاب الأيمان
The Book of Oaths
" مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَلْيُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ "
He who took an oath and (later on) found another thing better than that, he should do that which is better, and expiate for the vow (broken by him).
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- Hadith 1650b
He who took an oath and then found another thing better than (this) should expiate for the oath (broken) by him and do (the better thing).
- Hadith 1650d
" He should expiate for (breaking) the vow and do that which is better."
- Hadith 1650a
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- Hadith 1651a
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- Hadith 1649h
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- Hadith 1651b
He who took an oath, but he found something else better than that, should do that which is better and break his oath.