Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1530
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلْيَفْعَلْ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ أَنَّ الْكَفَّارَةَ قَبْلَ الْحِنْثِ تُجْزِئُ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لاَ يُكَفِّرُ إِلاَّ بَعْدَ الْحِنْثِ . قَالَ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ إِنْ كَفَّرَ بَعْدَ الْحِنْثِ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ وَإِنْ كَفَّرَ قَبْلَ الْحِنْثِ أَجْزَأَهُ .
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Qutaybah narrated to us, from Malik bin Anas, from Suhail bin Abi Salih, from his father, from Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: “Whoever swears an oath and then sees that something else is better should make expiation for his oath and do what is better.” There is also a report on this topic from Umm Salamah. Abu Isa said: The hadith of Abu Hurairah is Hasan Sahih. Most of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet and others acted on this: expiation before breaking the oath is sufficient. This was the view of Malik bin Anas, Ash-Shafii, Ahmad, and Ishaq. Some scholars said that expiation is made only after breaking the oath. Sufyan Ath-Thawri said: “I prefer that he make expiation after breaking the oath; if he makes expiation before breaking it, that is sufficient.”