Those who said: expiation comes after breaking the oath

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever swears an oath and then sees something better than it, let him leave his oath, do that which is better, and expiate his oath."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you swear an oath and then see something better than it, do that which is better and expiate your oath."

Abd al-Rahman bin Udhaynah narrates from his father that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you swear an oath and then see something better than it, do that which is better and expiate your oath."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Before the expiation of oaths was revealed, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) would never break an oath. When the ruling on the expiation of oaths was revealed, he used to say: "Whenever I swear an oath, I do what is better; if breaking the oath is better, I break it and give the expiation."

Al-Qasim said: When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) swore an oath, he would not break it, until the verse of the Qur'an was revealed: "Allah will not take you to account for what is unintentional in your oaths" [Al-Baqarah: 225]. After that, when he swore an oath and saw good in something else, he would do that and expiate his oath.

Ibn Sirin said: The Companions used to say: Whoever swears an oath and sees good in something else, let him leave his oath, do that good thing, and expiate his oath.

Ibn Jurayj said: I asked Ata: "If I swear an oath about some matter and then see good in something else, may I leave the oath and expiate it?" He said: "Yes."

Qabisah bin Jabir said: I heard Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) say: Whoever swears an oath and then sees good in something else, let him do that and expiate his oath.

Asim bin al-Mundhir said: I asked Ubayd bin Umayr about a man who vowed that he would not enter the house of his maternal aunt. He said: "He should enter, and expiate his oath."

Masruq said: An udder was brought to Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), and I was with him. A man among the people moved aside. Sayyiduna Abdullah said to him: "Come closer." The man said: "I have sworn that I will not eat the udder of a she-camel." He said: "Come closer and eat."

Nafi' said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to give the expiation even before breaking his oath.