The Book of Oaths and Vows
كتاب الأيمان والنذور
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If A Person Swears Not To Eat Any Condiment With Bread, Then He Eats Bread And Vinegar
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ENGLISH
'Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah said:
"Whoever swears an oath, then sees something better than it, let him do that which is better."
ARABIC
مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلْيَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ