27/3. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1071 — 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 : 1071
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1071
حديث عَبْدِ الرَّحْمنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمنِ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ لَا تَسْأَلِ الإِمَارَةَ، فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُوتِيْتَهَا عَنْ مَسْئَلَةٍ وكِلْتَ إِلَيْهَا، وَإِنْ أُوتِيْتَهَا ⦗١٧٣⦘ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْئَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عَلَيْهَا، وَإِذَا حَلَفْتَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَيْتَ غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ.
'Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah Narrated from:
The Prophet ﷺ said, "O 'Abdur-Rahmân bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, because if you are given authority on asking for it, then you will be held responsible for it; but if you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped in it (by Allâh ﷻ); and whenever you take an oath to do something and later you find that something else is better than the first, then do the better one and make expiation for your oath." (Sahih Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 619, Vol. 8)
