English translation
3816. It was narrated that 'Adiyy bin Hâtim said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Whoever swears an oath, then sees something better than it, let him do that which is better and offer expiation for his oath.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 3816
Expiation AfterBreaking An Oath
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 4
35. The Book Of Oaths And VowsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 3785 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 10
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3785 · Volume 8 · Page 357
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢١٠٨) //، الإرواء (٧ / ١٦٧) //
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3543 · Volume 2 · Page 801
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٢١٠٨: م [إرواء الغليل ٧/ ١٦٧].
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Arabic text
3785 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو، مَوْلَى الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ، وَلْيُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ»
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Commentary
In the previously recorded narrations, atonement was mentioned before breaking an oath, whereas in this report (and in the upcoming reports), the mention of breaking an oath precedes that of atonement. So to say, both ways are permissible.