Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3788
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزَّعْرَاءِ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ ابْنَ عَمٍّ لِي أَتَيْتُهُ أَسْأَلُهُ فَلاَ يُعْطِينِي وَلاَ يَصِلُنِي ثُمَّ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَىَّ فَيَأْتِينِي فَيَسْأَلُنِي وَقَدْ حَلَفْتُ أَنْ لاَ أُعْطِيَهُ وَلاَ أَصِلَهُ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَأُكَفِّرَ عَنْ يَمِينِي .
Muhammad ibn Mansur reported to us, from Sufyan, who said: Abu al-Zarʿa narrated to us, from his uncle Abu al-Ahwas, from his father, who said: I said, ‘Messenger of Allah, what do you think of a cousin of mine? I go to him and ask him for help, but he gives me nothing and does not maintain ties with me. Then, when he needs me, he comes to me and asks me for help. I had sworn that I would neither give him anything nor maintain ties with him.’ He instructed me to do what is better and to make expiation for my oath.