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Sahih al-Bukhari 4385 (Book 64, Hadith 408) #4181
Expiating Oaths

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that if a person takes an oath and later finds a better solution, they can expiate the oath.

Narrated Zahdam: When Abu Musa arrived (at Kufa as a governor) he honored this family of Jarm (by paying them a visit). I was sitting near to him, and he was eating chicken as his lunch, and there was a man sitting amongst the people. Abu Musa invited the man to the lunch, but the latter said, "I saw chickens (eating something (dirty) so I consider them unclean". Abu Musa said, "Come on! I saw the Prophet ﷺ eating it (ie chicken)". The man said "I have taken an oath that I will not ea (chicken)" Abu Musa said". Come on! I will tell you about your oath. We, a group of Al-Ash'ariyin people went to the Prophet and asked him to give us something to ride, but the Prophet ﷺ refused. Then we asked him for the second time to give us something to ride, but the Prophet ﷺ took an oath that he would not give us anything to ride. After a while, some camels of booty were brought to the Prophet ﷺ and he ordered that five camels be given to us. When we took those camels we said, "We have made the Prophet ﷺ forget his oath, and we will not be successful after that". So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Allah' Apostle ! You took an oath that you would not give us anything to ride, but you have given us". He said, "Yes, for if I take an oath and later I see a better solution than that, I act on the later (and gave the expiation of that oaths"
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ زَهْدَمٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ أَبُو مُوسَى أَكْرَمَ هَذَا الْحَىَّ مِنْ جَرْمٍ، وَإِنَّا لَجُلُوسٌ عِنْدَهُ وَهْوَ يَتَغَدَّى دَجَاجًا، وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ جَالِسٌ، فَدَعَاهُ إِلَى الْغَدَاءِ، فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ يَأْكُلُ شَيْئًا فَقَذِرْتُهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ هَلُمَّ، فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَأْكُلُهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنِّي حَلَفْتُ لاَ آكُلُهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ هَلُمَّ أُخْبِرْكَ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ، إِنَّا أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ، فَاسْتَحْمَلْنَاهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَحْمِلَنَا فَاسْتَحْمَلْنَاهُ، فَحَلَفَ أَنْ لاَ يَحْمِلَنَا، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَلْبَثِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ أُتِيَ بِنَهْبِ إِبِلٍ، فَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِخَمْسِ ذَوْدٍ، فَلَمَّا قَبَضْنَاهَا قُلْنَا تَغَفَّلْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَمِينَهُ، لاَ نُفْلِحُ بَعْدَهَا أَبَدًا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ حَلَفْتَ أَنْ لاَ تَحْمِلَنَا وَقَدْ حَمَلْتَنَا‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَجَلْ، وَلَكِنْ لاَ أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلاَّ أَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهَا
TOPICS
oath  *  expiation  *  solution  *  yamin  *  kaffara  *  hulul

QUICK LESSONS:
Honor your word/promises/oaths , Be mindful of your words/actions , Find solutions instead of breaking your promises .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of keeping one's word and honoring their oaths. It tells us that if we take an oath and then find a better solution, we should expiate our oath in order to keep our word. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was asked by some of his companions for something to ride on, but he refused. Later on when some camels were brought as booty, he gave them five camels instead. When they realized what had happened, they felt guilty for making him break his promise so the Prophet ﷺ told them that it was okay because if he took an oath and then found a better solution than that, he would act on the later one and give the expiation of his previous oaths. This teaches us to be mindful of our words and not make promises or take vows lightly as we must honor them even if it means giving up something else in return for breaking them.

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