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كتاب الأيمان
The Book of Oaths
" مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ ثُمَّ رَأَى أَتْقَى لِلَّهِ مِنْهَا فَلْيَأْتِ التَّقْوَى "
A beggar came to 'Adi b. Hatim and he begged him to give him the price of a slave, or some portion of the price of the slave. He ('Adi) said: I have nothing to give you except my coat-of-mail and helmet. I will, however, write to my family to give that to you, but he did not agree to that. Thereupon 'Adi was enraged, and said: By Allah, I will not give you anything. The person (then) agreed to accept that, whereupon he said: By Allah, had I not heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying:" He who took an oath, but then found something more pious in the sight of Allah, he should (break the oath) and do that which is more pious," I would not have broken the oath (and thus paid you anything).
More from The Book of Oaths
Other hadiths from the same chapter
- Hadith 1650d
" He should expiate for (breaking) the vow and do that which is better."
- 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.
- Hadith 1650c
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).
- Hadith 1651c
When anyone amongst you takes an oath, but he finds (something) better than that he should expiate (the breaking of the oath), and do that which is better.
- 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 1651d
This hadith is reported on the authority of Adi b. Hatim through another chain of transmitters.