Hadith 18265

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ ، عَنْ تَمِيمِ بْنِ طَرَفَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عَدِيَّ بْنَ حَاتِمٍ وَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ يَسْأَلُهُ مِئَةَ دِرْهَمٍ ، فَقَال : تَسْأَلُنِي مِائَةَ دِرْهَمٍ وَأَنَا ابْنُ حَاتِمٍ ؟ ! وَاللَّهِ لَا أُعْطِيكَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : لَوْلَا أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ ، ثُمَّ رَأَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا ، فَلَيَأْتِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to him and asked him for one hundred dirhams. He said, "You are asking me for only one hundred dirhams while I am the son of Hatim Tai. By Allah, I will not give you anything." Then he said, "I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever swears an oath about something and then sees something better, let him do that which is better (and offer expiation for his oath)."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / أول مسند الكوفيين / 18265
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 1651