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Sunan Ibn Majah

The Chapters on Expiation

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One who dies with a vow left to fulfill

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Hadith 7
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ENGLISH

It was narrated from 'Adi bin Hatim that :

the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said: "Whoever swears an oath then sees that something else is better than it, let him do that which is better and offer expiation for what he swore about. "

ARABIC

‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَلْيُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ‏