Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3790
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ يَعْنِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا حَلَفْتَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَيْتَ غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ " .
Translation
ʿAmr ibn ʿAli reported to us; he said: Yahya narrated to us; he said: Ibn ʿAwn narrated to us, from al-Hasan, from ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Samurah, who said—meaning, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘When you swear an oath and then see that something else is better, do what is better and make expiation for your oath.’