Sahih al-Bukhari 6407 (Book 83, Hadith 28)
were with Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari, and then a meal containing chicken was brought to Abu Musa, and
there was present, a man from the tribe of Taimillah who was of red complexion as if he were from
non-Arab freed slaves. Abu Musa invited him to the meal. He said, “I have seen chickens eating dirty
things, so I deemed it filthy and took an oath that I would never eat chicken.” On that, Abu Musa said,
“Get up, I will narrate to you about that. Once a group of the Ash`ariyin and I went to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
and asked him to provide us with mounts; he said, ‘By Allah, I will never give you any mounts nor do
I have anything to mount you on.’ Then a few camels of war booty were brought to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ,
and he asked about us, saying, ‘Where are the Ash-‘ariyin?’ He then ordered five nice camels to be
given to us, and when we had departed, we said, ‘What have we done? Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had taken the
oath not to give us any mounts, and that he had nothing to mount us on, and later he gave us that we
might ride? Did we take advantage of the fact that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had forgotten his oath? By Allah,
we will never succeed.’ So we went back to him and said to him, ‘We came to you to give us mounts,
and you took an oath that you would not give us any mounts and that you had nothing to mount us on.’
On that he said, ‘I did not provide you with mounts, but Allah did. By Allah, if I take an oath to do
something, and then find something else better than it, I do that which is better and make expiation for
the dissolution of the oath.’ “
Sahih al-Bukhari 6407 (Book 83, Hadith 28)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Within the Islamic scholarly tradition, few works hold as much weight as Sahih al-Bukhari. This vast compilation, assembled by the Persian scholar al-Bukhārī circa 847, is a cornerstone of Sunni faith and practice. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections known collectively as the Kutub al-Sittah. Imam al-Bukhārī’s work is particularly celebrated for its author’s stringent criteria in verifying the chain of narration (isnad), resulting in a trusted body of over 7,500 hadiths organized into 97 distinct chapters that cover every aspect of life.
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For more Hadith in Book 83: Oaths and Vows