Hadith 316
The Book of the Prohibited actions
ENGLISH
Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Verily, I swear by Allah, if Allah wills, I shall not swear to do something but that if I consider something else to be better than it, then I shall make expiation for my oath and adopt the thing that is better." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
ARABIC
وعن أبي موسى رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
إني والله إن شاء الله لا أحلف على يمين، ثم أرى خيرًا منها إلا كفرت عن يميني، وأتيت الذي هو خير
Hadith referenceRiyad as-Salihin 316
CollectionRiyad as-Salihin
BookThe Book of the Prohibited actions
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