27/3. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1069 — The Book of Oaths
Whosoever took an oath to do something, and later he found that something else is better than the first, then it is advisable to do the better thing and make expiation for his oath.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 1069
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1069
حديث أَبِي مُوسى رضي الله عنها، قَالَ: أَرْسَلَنِي أَصْحَابِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، أَسْأَلهُ الْحُمْلَانَ لَهُمْ إِذْ هُمْ مَعَهُ فِي جَيْشِ الْعُسْرَةِ، وَهِيَ غَزْوَةُ تَبُوكَ فَقُلْتُ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّ أَصْحَابِي أَرْسَلونِي إِلَيْكَ لِتَحْمِلَهُمْ، فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ لَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ وَوَافَقْتُهُ وَهُوَ غَضْبَانُ، وَلَا أَشْعُرُ، وَرَجَعْتُ حَزِينًا مِنْ مَنْعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، وَمِنْ مَخَافَةِ أَنْ يَكُونَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَجَدَ فِي نَفْسِهِ عَلَيَّ؛ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمُ الَّذِي قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلَمْ أَلْبَثْ إِلَاّ سُوَيْعَةً إِذْ سَمِعْتُ بِلَالًا يُنَادِي، أَي عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ فَأَجَبْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: أَجِبْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَدْعُوكَ، فَلَمَّا أَتَيْتُهُ قَالَ: خُذْ هذَيْنِ الْقَرِينَيْنِ وَهذَيْنِ الْقَرِينَيْنِ لِسِتَّةِ أَبْعِرَةٍ ابْتَاعَهُنَّ حِينَئِذٍ مِنْ سَعْدٍ فَانْطَلِقْ بِهِنَّ إِلَى أَصْحَابِكَ، فَقُلْ إِنَّ اللهَ أَوْ قَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَى هؤُلَاءِ فَارْكَبُوهُنَّ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ بِهِنَّ فَقُلْتُ: إِنَّ النَبِيَّ ﷺ يَحْمِلَكُمْ عَلَى هؤُلَاءِ، وَلكِنِّي، وَاللهِ لَا أَدَعُكُمْ حَتَّى يَنْطَلِقَ مَعِي بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَى مَنْ سَمِعَ مَقَالَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، لَا تَظُنُّوا أَنِّي حَدَّثْتُكُمْ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَقُلْهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؛ فَقَالُوا لِي: إِنَّكَ عِنْدَنَا لَمُصَدَّقٌ وَلَنَفْعَلَنَّ مَا أَحْبَبْتَ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو مُوسى بِنَفَرٍ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى أَتَوُا الَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْعَهُ إِيَّاهُمْ، ثُمَّ إِعْطاءَهُمْ بَعْدُ، فَحَدَّثُوهُمْ بِمِثْلِ مَا حَدَّثَهُمْ بِهِ أَبُو مُوسى.
Abu Musa Narrated from:
My companions sent me to Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم to ask him for some animals to ride on as they were accompanying him in the army of Al-'Usrah, and that was the Ghazwah (battle) of Tabûk. I said, "O Allâh's Prophet! My companions have sent me to you to provide them with means of transportation." He said, "By Allâh! I will not make you ride anything."It happened that when I reached him, he was in an angry mood, and I didn't notice it. So I returned in a sad mood because of the refusal of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and for the fear that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم might have become angry with me. So I returned to my companions and informed them of what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had said.Only a short while had passed when I heard Bilâl calling, "O 'Abdullâh bin Qais!" I replied to his call. Bilâl said, "Respond to Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم who is calling you." When I went to him (i.e. the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم), he said, "Take these two camels tied together and also these two camels tied together," referring to the six camels he had bought from Sa'd at that time.The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم added, "Take them to your companions and say, 'Allâh تعالى (or Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم) allows you to ride on these,' so ride on them." So I took those camels to them and said, "The Prophet ﷺ allows you to ride on these (camels), but by Allāh, I will not leave you till some of you proceed with me to somebody who heard the statement of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ. Do not think that I narrate to you a thing which Allāh's Messenger ﷺ has not said." They said to me, "We consider you truthful, and we will do what you like."The sub-narrator added: So Abû Mûsa proceeded along with some of them till they came to those who have heard the statement of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ wherein he denied them (some animals to ride on) and [his (next) statement] whereby he gave them the same to ride on. These people told them the same information as Abû Mûsa had told them.( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 699, Vol. 5)
