[Machine] "I came to the messenger of Allah ﷺ in a group of Ash'ariyyin, requesting to carry him. He said, 'By Allah, I will not have you carry me, and I have nothing that I can rely on to make you carry me.' We waited as Allah willed, and then he was brought three young she-camels. He ordered us to ride on them. When we started, we said to each other, 'May Allah not bless us. We came to the messenger of Allah ﷺ requesting to carry him, and he swore not to have us carry him, but he did.' So we informed him, and he said, 'I did not carry you. Rather, Allah carried you. By Allah, if Allah wills, I will not swear an oath on something and then see something else better than it except that I will make atonement for my oath and come to what is better.'" This is the hadith of Khalaf.  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي رَهْطٍ مِنَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ نَسْتَحْمِلُهُ قَالَ وَاللهِ لَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ وَمَا عِنْدِي مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَلَبِثْنَا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِإِبِلٍ فَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِثَلَاثِ ذَوْدٍ غُرِّ الذُّرَى فَلَمَّا انْطَلَقْنَا قُلْنَا أَوْ قَالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ لَا يُبَارِكُ اللهُ لَنَا أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَسْتَحْمِلُهُ فَحَلَفَ أَنْ لَا يَحْمِلَنَا ثُمَّ حَمَلَنَا فَأَتَوْهُ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا حَمَلْتُكُمْ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ حَمَلَكُمْ إِنِّي وَاللهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ لَا أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلَّا كَفَّرْتُ يَمِينِي وَأَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ هَذَا حَدِيثُ خَلَفٍ  

[Machine] We were at the house of Abu Musa when he called for a table with chicken meat on it. Then a man from the Taim Allah tribe, with red complexion resembling a slave, entered. Abu Musa said to him, "Come and join us." The man hesitated and said, "I have seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ eating it or eating from it. I, by Allah, saw him eating something and I considered it filthy, so I swore not to eat from it." Abu Musa said, "Come here and I will inform you about it. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I, by Allah, do not swear an oath on my right hand, if I see anything better than it (referring to the vow), I expiate my oath and release myself from it.' So go ahead, for it was only Allah who suggested you this."  

كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِي مُوسَى فَدَعَا بِمَائِدَةٍ وَعَلَيْهَا لَحْمُ دَجَاجٍ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَيْمِ اللهِ أَحْمَرُ شَبِيهٌ بِالْمَوَالِي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو مُوسَى ؓ هَلُمَّ فَتَلَكَّأَ قَالَ هَلُمَّ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْكُلُهُ أَوْ قَالَ أَوْ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ قَالَ إِنِّي وَاللهِ رَأَيْتُهُ يَأْكُلُ شَيْئًا فَقَذِرْتُهُ فَحَلَفْتُ أَنْ لَا آكُلَ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَهَلُمَّ أُخْبِرْكَ عَنْ ذَاكَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنِّي وَاللهِ لَا أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلَّا كَفَّرْتُ يَمِينِي وَتَحَلَّلْتُهَا انْطَلِقُوا فَإِنَّمَا حَمَلَكُمُ اللهُ كَذَا  

[Machine] Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari: The Prophet ﷺ received some camels as gifts and he distributed them among the people. Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I find myself without anything to ride." He replied, "I swear by Allah, I did not do that intentionally." He repeated this statement three times. Then the Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Take those four downcast camels." Abu Musa replied, "O Messenger of Allah, I swore an oath and refrained because I was afraid that someone might think that I entered your presence with deceitful intentions." The Prophet ﷺ said, "When I take an oath and then see that there is something better than it, I expiate my oath and go for what is better." This narration confirms the reliability of the narration of Hammam bin Zaid for those who do not doubt it.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ إِبِلًا فَفَرَّقَهَا فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ أَجِدْنِي فَقَالَ لَا فَقَالَ لَهُ ثَلَاثًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا وَاللهِ لَا أَفْعَلُ قَالَ وَبَقِيَ أَرْبَعٌ غُرُّ الذُّرَى فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا مُوسَى خُذْهُنَّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي اسْتَحْمَلْتُكَ فَمَنَعْتَنِي وَحَلَفْتَ فَأَشْفَقْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهْمٌ فَقَالَ إِنِّي إِذَا حَلَفْتُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ أَفْضَلُ كَفَّرْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَأَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ أَفْضَلُ وَهَذَا يُؤَكِّدُ رِوَايَةَ مَنْ لَمْ يَشُكَّ فِي حَدِيثِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "O Abdullah bin Samurah, do not ask for leadership, for if you are given it because of asking, you will be held accountable for it. And if you are given it without asking, you will be aided in it. And if you are sworn in an oath and then see something better than it, expiate for your oath and go to what is better."  

قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ لَا تَسْأَلِ الْإِمَارَةَ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ وُكِلْتَ إِلَيْهَا وَإِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِذَا حَلَفْتَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَيْتَ غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَائْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said: "If any one of you swears an oath and then sees that something else is better than it, then let him make expiation for his oath and do what is better."  

عَنِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا حَلَفَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلْيَنْظُرِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ فَلْيَأْتِهِ  

[Machine] The translation of the passage into English is as follows: "On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: 'Whoever takes an oath on his right hand and sees something better than it, then he should expiate for his oath and do what is better.'"  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيُكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلْيَفْعَلْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If anyone of you swears an oath and then sees something better than what he swore upon, then let him expiate his oath and do what is better than it."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا حَلَفَ أَحَدُكُمْ بِيَمِينٍ ثُمَّ رَأَى خَيْرًا مِمَّا حَلَفَ عَلَيْهِ فَلْيُكَفِّرْ يَمِينَهُ وَلْيَفْعَلِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ  

[Machine] When one of you swears an oath and later sees something better than it, then they should expiate the oath and fulfill what is better.  

اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا حَلَفَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيُكَفِّرْهَا وَلْيَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ  

It was narrated from ‘Ali that Al-ʿAbbas bin ʿAbdul-Muttalib asked the Prophet ﷺ about paying zakah in advance and he gave him a concession allowing him to do that. (Using translation from Aḥmad 822)   

أَنَّ الْعَبَّاسَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ؓ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي تَعْجِيلِ صَدَقَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَحِلَّ فَرَخَّصَ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] He may repent, and perhaps he may deny [his sin] after he repents.  

يَحْنِثَ وَرُبَّمَا كَفَّرَ بَعْدَمَا يَحْنِثُ