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."