Sahih al-Bukhari 6718

Book 84: Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths · Hadith 11

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ غَيْلاَنَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي رَهْطٍ مِنَ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ أَسْتَحْمِلُهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَحْمِلُكُمْ، مَا عِنْدِي مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ لَبِثْنَا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ، فَأُتِيَ بِإِبِلٍ فَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِثَلاَثَةِ ذَوْدٍ، فَلَمَّا انْطَلَقْنَا قَالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ لاَ يُبَارِكُ اللَّهُ لَنَا، أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَسْتَحْمِلُهُ فَحَلَفَ أَنْ لاَ يَحْمِلَنَا فَحَمَلَنَا‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا أَنَا حَمَلْتُكُمْ بَلِ اللَّهُ حَمَلَكُمْ، إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لاَ أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا، إِلاَّ كَفَّرْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِي، وَأَتَيْتُ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَكَفَّرْتُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari:I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) along with a group of people from (the tribe of) Al-Ash`ari, asking for mounts. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "By Allah, I will not give you anything to ride, and I have nothing to mount you on." We stayed there as long as Allah wished, and after that, some camels were brought to the Prophet and he ordered that we be given three camels. When we set out, some of us said to others, "Allah will not bless us, as we all went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asking him for mounts, and although he had sworn that he would not give us mounts, he did give us." So we returned to the Prophet; and mentioned that to him. He said, "I have not provided you with mounts, but Allah has. By Allah, Allah willing, if I ever take an oath, and then see that another is better than the first, I make expiation for my (dissolved) oath, and do what is better and make expiation

Abu Musa Al-Ashari bataate hain: Main Al-Ashari qabeele ke kuch logon ke saath Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke paas gaya, unse sawaari maangte hue. Nabi (SAW) ne kaha, 'Allah ki qasam, main tumhein sawaari ke liye kuch nahi dunga, aur mere paas tumhein sawaari dene ke liye kuch nahi hai.' Hum jitni der Allah chaahta tha wahaan rahe, aur uske baad, kuch oont Nabi (SAW) ke paas laaye gaye aur unhone hukm diya ke humein teen oont diye jaayein. Jab hum nikle, humme se kuch ne doosron se kaha, 'Allah humein barkat nahi dega, kyunke hum sab Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke paas gaye the unse sawaari maangne, aur unhone qasam khaayi thi ke wo humein sawaari nahi denge, phir bhi unhone hamein di.' To hum Nabi (SAW) ke paas wapas gaye aur unhein ye baat bataayi. Unhone kaha, 'Maine tumhein sawaari nahi di, balke Allah ne di. Allah ki qasam, Allah ne chaaha to, agar main kabhi qasam khaaun, aur phir dekhoon ke koi doosri cheez pehli se behtar hai, to main apni qasam ka kaffara adaa karta hoon, aur jo behtar hai wahi karta hoon aur kaffara adaa karta hoon.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 6718 · Book 84, Hadith 11

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