Sahih Muslim Book - 27, Hadith - 4275

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ رُفَيْعٍ - عَنْ تَمِيمِ بْنِ طَرَفَةَ قَالَ جَاءَ سَائِلٌ إِلَى عَدِىِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ فَسَأَلَهُ نَفَقَةً فِى ثَمَنِ خَادِمٍ أَوْ فِى بَعْضِ ثَمَنِ خَادِمٍ. فَقَالَ لَيْسَ عِنْدِى مَا أُعْطِيكَ إِلاَّ دِرْعِى وَمِغْفَرِى فَأَكْتُبُ إِلَى أَهْلِى أَنْ يُعْطُوكَهَا. قَالَ فَلَمْ يَرْضَ فَغَضِبَ عَدِىٌّ فَقَالَ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لاَ أُعْطِيكَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ رَضِىَ فَقَالَ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْلاَ أَنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ ثُمَّ رَأَى أَتْقَى لِلَّهِ مِنْهَا فَلْيَأْتِ التَّقْوَى ». مَا حَنَّثْتُ يَمِينِى.

It was narrated that Tamim bin Tarafah said: "A man came to 'Adiyy bin Hatim and asked him for the price of a servant, or part of the price of a servant. He said: 'I do not have anything to give you except my coat of mail and my helmet, but I will write to my family and tell them to give you these two things.' He did not accept that, and 'Adiyy got angry. He said: 'By Allah, I will not give you anything!' Then the man accepted it, and he said: 'By Allah, were it not that I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: "Whoever swears an oath then sees something that is more favored by Allah the Mighty and Sublime, than it, let him do that which is more favored by Allah," I would not have broken my oath."'