Hadith 28690

Chapter 14

باب 14

(14) باب مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

(14) Chapter: One Who Swears An Oath And Then Sees That Something Else Is Better
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أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي السَّلِيلِ، عَنْ زَهْدَمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ يَمِينٌ أَحْلِفُ عَلَيْهَا فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلاَّ أَتَيْتُهُ " .

It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Prophet said:
"There is nothing on Earth that I swear an oath upon, and I see that something else is better, but I do that which is better."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 3779

In-book reference: Book 35, Hadith 19

English translation: Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3810