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Riyad as-Salihin 1716 (Book 17, Hadith 206) #38205
Making Expiation for Oaths

SUMMARY: Making expiation for an oath and doing the better thing is encouraged.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah said, "When you swear an oath and consider something else to be better than it, make expiation for your oath and do the thing that is better". Muslim.
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله قال‏:‏ ‏ "‏من حلف على يمين، فرأى غيرها خيرًا منها، فليكفر عن يمينه، وليفعل الذي هو خير‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

TOPICS
oath  *  expiation  *  better  *  swear  *  yameen  *  kaffarah  *  akhdh  *  qasam

QUICK LESSONS:
Make expiations for your oathes and do what's best instead of fulfilling your original promises.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith encourages us to make expiation for our oaths if we find something else that is better than it. An oath is a promise or commitment made to Allah, and if we break it, then we must make expiation for it. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us that when we swear an oath and then find something else that is better than what was promised in the oath, then we should do the thing that is better instead of fulfilling the original promise of the oath. This teaches us to always strive to do what is best in any situation, even if it means breaking a promise or commitment made earlier.

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