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كتاب الأيمان والنذور
The Book of Oaths and Vows
" مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلْيَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ "
"Whoever swears an oath, then sees something better than it, let him do that which is better."
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