Hadith #210
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا خَلِيفَةُ بْنُ خَيَّاطٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ
عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَتَرْكُهَا كَفَّارَتُهَا
Isnad Chain
أبو سعيد مولى بني هاشم
خليفة بن خياط
عمرو بن شعيب
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — via Abu Sa'id (freed slave of Banu Hashim), from Khalifa ibn Khayyat, from 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb, from his father, from his grandfather — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever swears an oath and then sees something better than [keeping] it — abandoning it [with expiation] is its atonement [kaffara].'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 210
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6448
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42838