Hadith on Taqwa: Abandon oaths if more Godfearing option available

‘Adi ibn Hatim reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever has given an oath by his right hand, then he sees something more righteous to Allah than it, let him choose righteousness.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1651

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ ثُمَّ رَأَى أَتْقَى لِلهِ مِنْهَا فَلْيَأْتِ التَّقْوَى

1651 صحيح مسلم كتاب الأيمان باب ندب من حلف يمينا فرأى غيرها خيرا منها أن يأتي الذي هو خير ويكفر عن يمينه

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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