One Who Swears An Oath And Then Sees That Something Else Is Better — Sunan an-Nasa'i

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromMuhammad bin Abi 'AdifromSulaiman bin Bilal al-TaymifromZahdam bin Madrab, Abu MuslimfromAbu Musa al-Asha'ari

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ يَمِينٌ أَحْلِفُ عَلَيْهَا فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلاَّ أَتَيْتُهُ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"There is nothing on Earth that I swear an oath upon, and I see that something else is better, but I do that which is better."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي السَّلِيلِ، عَنْ زَهْدَمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏