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Riyad as-Salihin 1715

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to me, “When you take an oath and consider something else to be better than it, make expiation for your oath and choose the better alternative.”.

Abd ar-Rahmannarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by agreed upon
2names in the chain
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عن عبد الرحمن بن سَمُرَة رضي الله عنه

قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «وإذا حلفت على يمين، فرأيت غيرها خيرًا منها، فائت الذي هو خير، وكفر عن يمينك»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to me, “When you take an oath and consider something else to be better than it, make expiation for your oath and choose the better alternative.”.

Riyad as-Salihin 1715, Book 18, The Book of the Prohibited actions, Hadith 205. 1 min read

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam an-Nawawi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-NawawiCompiler, died 676 AH
  2. 2عبد الرحمن بن سَمُرَةFrom

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