[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