Sahih Muslim Book - 27, Hadith - 4265

حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ زَيْدٍ - عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِى قِلاَبَةَ وَعَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زَهْدَمٍ الْجَرْمِىِّ - قَالَ أَيُّوبُ وَأَنَا لِحَدِيثِ الْقَاسِمِ أَحْفَظُ مِنِّى لِحَدِيثِ أَبِى قِلاَبَةَ - قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ أَبِى مُوسَى فَدَعَا بِمَائِدَتِهِ وَعَلَيْهَا لَحْمُ دَجَاجٍ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِى تَيْمِ اللَّهِ أَحْمَرُ شَبِيهٌ بِالْمَوَالِى فَقَالَ لَهُ هَلُمَّ. فَتَلَكَّأَ فَقَالَ هَلُمَّ فَإِنِّى قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ. فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِنِّى رَأَيْتُهُ يَأْكُلُ شَيْئًا فَقَذِرْتُهُ فَحَلَفْتُ أَنْ لاَ أَطْعَمَهُ فَقَالَ هَلُمَّ أُحَدِّثْكَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ إِنِّى أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِى رَهْطٍ مِنَ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ نَسْتَحْمِلُهُ فَقَالَ « وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَحْمِلُكُمْ وَمَا عِنْدِى مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ ». فَلَبِثْنَا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَأُتِىَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بِنَهْبِ إِبِلٍ فَدَعَا بِنَا فَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِخَمْسِ ذَوْدٍ غُرِّ الذُّرَى قَالَ فَلَمَّا انْطَلَقْنَا قَالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ أَغْفَلْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَمِينَهُ لاَ يُبَارَكُ لَنَا . فَرَجَعْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا أَتَيْنَاكَ نَسْتَحْمِلُكَ وَإِنَّكَ حَلَفْتَ أَنْ لاَ تَحْمِلَنَا ثُمَّ حَمَلْتَنَا أَفَنَسِيتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ « إِنِّى وَاللَّهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لاَ أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ فَأَرَى غَيْرَهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلاَّ أَتَيْتُ الَّذِى هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَتَحَلَّلْتُهَا فَانْطَلِقُوا فَإِنَّمَا حَمَلَكُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ».

Ayyub said: "The Hadith of Al-Qasim is better known to me than the Hadith of Abu Qilabah. He said: 'We were with Abu Musa and he called for his food, and there was some chicken there. A man from Banu Taimullah came in who was of reddish complexion and looked like a freed slave. He said: "Come and join me." The man hesitated, so he said: "Come, for I saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) eating this." The man said: "I saw it eating something and I found it repugnant, and I swore that I would not eat it." He said: "Come, I will tell you something about that (the oath)." "I came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) with a group of Ash'aris to ask him for mounts, and he said: 'By Allah, I will not give you mounts, and I have nothing to give to you as mounts.' As much time passed as Allah willed, then some spoils of war consisting of camels, was brought to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). He called us, and ordered that we be given five of the camels with white humps. When we set out, we said to one another: 'We made the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) forget his oath, and we will not be blessed.' So we went back to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we came to you and asked you for mounts, and you swore that you would not give us mounts, then you gave us mounts. Did you forget, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'By Allah, if Allah wills, I do not swear an oath then see that something else is better than it, but I do that which is better and offer expiation. Go, for it is Allah Who has given you mounts."'