Sahih Muslim•Hadith 4142•The Book of Oaths
Chapter
The Book of Oaths
كتاب الأيمان
Arabic Text
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي، صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلْيَفْعَلْ " .
English Translation
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
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).
Book
Sahih Muslim
Hadith No.
4142
Author
Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj