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3811. It was narrated that Abū Mūsā Al-Ash'arī said: "I came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ with a group of the Ash'arī people and asked him to give us animals to ride. He said: 'By Allāh, I cannot give you anything to ride and I have nothing to give you to ride.' We stayed as long as Allāh willed, then some camels were brought to him. He ordered that we be given three fine-looking camels. When we left, we said to one another: 'We came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ to ask him for animals to ride, and he swore by Allāh that he would not give us anything to ride, then he gave us something.'" Abū Mūsā said: "We came to the Prophet ﷺ and told him about that. He said: 'I did not give you animals to ride, rather Allāh gave you them to ride. By Allāh, I do not swear an oath and then see something better than it, but I offer expiation for my oath and do that which is better.'" (Sahīh)
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Ash'ar was a clan, on account of which Abū Mūsā is called Ash'ari. The moment they had reached him, he was incidentally in the state of anger over some matter. Otherwise, he did not have any mounts at that time.
