Sunan an-Nasai

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever among you swears and says: By Al-Lat, let him say: La ilaha illallah (There is none worthy of worship except Allah). And whoever says to his companion: Come, let us gamble, then let him give in charity

It was narrated from Mus'ab bin Sa'd that his father said:"We were talking about something, and I had only recently left Jahiliyyah behind, so I swore by Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah said to me: 'What a bad thing you have said! Go to the Messenger of Allah and tell him, for we think that you have committed Kufr.' So I went to him and told him, and he said to me: 'Say: La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lah (There is none worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner) three times, and seek refuge with Allah from the Shaitan three times, and spit dryly to your left three times, and do not say that again

Mus'ab bin Sa'd narrated that his father said:"I swore by Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza and my companions said to me: 'What a bad thing you have said! You have said something horrible.' So I went to the Messenger of Allah and told him about that. He said: 'Say: La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulk wa lahul-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir (There is none worthy of worship except Allah with no partner or associate; His is the Dominion, to Him be all praise, and He is able to do all things). Spit to your left three times, seek refuge with Allah from the Shaitan, and do not say that again

Al-Bara' bin 'Azib said:"The Messenger of Allah commanded us to do seven things: He commanded us to attend funerals, visit the sick, to reply (say: Yarhamuk Allah [may Allah have mercy on you]) to one who sneezes, to accept invitations, to support the oppressed, to fulfill oaths (when adjured by another) and to return greetings of Salaam

It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Prophet 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

It was narrated that Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari said:"I came to the Messenger of Allah with a group of the Ash'ari people and asked him to give us animals to ride. He said: 'By Allah, I cannot give you anything to ride and I have nothing to give you to ride.' We stayed as long as Allah willed, then some camels were brought to him. He ordered that we be given three fine-looking camels. When we left, we said to one another: 'We came to the Messenger of Allah to ask him for animals to ride, and he swore by Allah that he would not give us anything to ride, then he gave us something.'" Abu Musa said: "We came to the Prophet and told him about that. He said: 'I did not give you animals to ride, rather Allah gave you them to ride. By Allah, I do not swear an oath and then see something better than it, but I offer expiation for my oath and do that which is better

Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah said:"Whoever swears an oath, then sees something better than it, let him do that which is better

It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah that the Messenger of Allah said:"If any one of you swears an oath, then he sees something better than it, let him offer expiation for his oath, and look at what is better and do it

Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah said:"The Messenger of Allah said: 'If you swear an oath, offer expiation for your oath, then do that which is better

It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah that the Prophet said:"If you swear an oath, then you see something better than it, then offer expiation for your oath, and do that which is better

It was narrated that 'Adiyy bin Hatim said:"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever swears an oath, then sees something better than it, let him do that which is better and offer expiation for his oath

It was narrated that 'Adiyy bin Hatim said:"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever swears an oath, then sees something better than it, let him leave his oath, and do that which is better, and offer expiation for it

It was narrated that 'Adiyy bin Hatim said:"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever swears an oath, then sees something better than it, let him do that which is better and leave his oath

It was narrated from Abu Al-Ahwas that his father said:"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have a cousin, and I come to him and ask him (for help) but he does not give me anything, and he does not uphold the ties of kinship with me. Then, when he needs me, he comes to me and asks me (for help). I swore that I would not give him anything, nor uphold the ties of kinship with him.' He commanded me to do that which is better and to offer expiation for my oath

It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah said:"The Prophet said to me: 'If you swear an oath, and you see something that is better, then do that which is better and offer expiation for your oath

Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah said:"The Messenger of Allah said: 'If you swear an oath, then you see something that is better, then do that which is better and offer expiation for your oath

Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah said:"The Messenger of Allah said to me: 'If you swear an oath, then you see something that is better, do that which is better, and offer expiation for your oath

Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah said:"There is no vow and no oath concerning that which one does not possess, nor to commit sin, nor to sever the ties of kinship

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet said:"Whoever swears an oath and says: 'If Allah wills', then if he wishes he may go ahead, and if he wishes he may not, without having broken his oath

It was narrated from 'Umar bin Al-Khattab that the Prophet said:"Actions are but by intentions, and each person will have but that which he intended. Thus, he whose emigration was for the sake of Allah and His Messenger, his emigration was for the sake of Allah and His Messenger, and he whose emigration was to achieve some worldly gain or to take some woman in marriage, his emigration was for that for which he emigrated