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Sunan Ibn Majah 2111 (Book 11, Hadith 22) #31463
The Expiation of Breaking an Oath

SUMMARY: If someone makes an oath and then finds something better than it, they should not do it and leaving it is the expiation for it.

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, that his grandfather said that the Prophet said: "Whoever swears an oath then sees that something else is better than it, let him not do it, and his leaving it is the expiation for it".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُؤْمِنِ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَوْنُ بْنُ عُمَارَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، ‏.‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَرَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا فَلْيَتْرُكْهَا فَإِنَّ تَرْكَهَا كَفَّارَتُهَا

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oath  *  expiation  *  swearing

QUICK LESSONS:
Think carefully before making any promises so that you can keep them in order to maintain trustworthiness in society
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us about the importance of keeping our promises and fulfilling our oaths. It is important to remember that if we make a promise or swear an oath to do something but then find out there is something better than what we promised or swore to do, we should not fulfill our promise or oath. Instead, leaving it will be considered as expiation for breaking the promise or oath. This hadith also teaches us about being honest with ourselves and others when making promises and taking on commitments. We should always think carefully before making any promises so that we can keep them in order to maintain trustworthiness in society.

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