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bukhari:4614 – Aḥmad b. Abū Rajāʾ > al-Naḍr > Hishām from my father > ʿĀʾishah

That her father (Abu Bakr) never broke his oath till Allah revealed the order of the legal expiation for oath. Abu Bakr said, "If I ever take an oath (to do something) and later find that to do something else is better, then I accept Allah's permission and do that which is better, (and do the legal expiation for my oath ) ".  

البخاري:٤٦١٤ – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ عَنْ هِشَامٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ

أَنَّ أَبَاهَا كَانَ لاَ يَحْنَثُ فِي يَمِينٍ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ كَفَّارَةَ الْيَمِينِ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لاَ أَرَى يَمِينًا أُرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلاَّ قَبِلْتُ رُخْصَةَ اللَّهِ وَفَعَلْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ  

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bukhari:6621 – Muḥammad b. Muqātil Abū al-Ḥasan > ʿAbdullāh > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿĀʾishah from my father

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq had never broken his oaths till Allah revealed the expiation for the oaths. Then he said, "If I take an oath to do something and later on I find something else better than the first one, then I do what is better and make expiation for my oath."  

البخاري:٦٦٢١ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَحْنَثُ فِي يَمِينٍ قَطُّ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ كَفَّارَةَ الْيَمِينِ وَقَالَ لاَ أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَيْتُ غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلاَّ أَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَكَفَّرْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِي  

suyuti:673-158b – ʿĀʾishah
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:٦٧٣-١٥٨b –

"عَنْ عَائِشَةَ: أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَحْنَثُ فِي يَمِينٍ يَحْلِفُ بِهَا حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللهُ كَفَّارَةَ اليَمِينِ، فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ لَا أَدَعُ يَمِينًا حَلَفْتُ عَلَيْهَا أَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلَّا قَبِلْتُ رُخْصَةَ اللهِ، وَفَعَلْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْر".  

[عب] عبد الرازق