Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: He who took an oath and (later on) found another thing better than that, he should do that which is better, and expiate for the vow (broken by him).

This hadith is narrated on the authority of Suhail with the same chain of transmitters (with these words): "He should expiate for (breaking) the vow and do that which is better."

Tamim bin Tarafa reported: A beggar came to 'Adi bin Hatim and he begged him to give him the price of a slave, or some portion of the price of the slave. He ('Adi) said: I have nothing to give you except my coat-of-mail and helmet. I will, however, write to my family to give that to you, but he did not agree to that. Thereupon 'Adi was enraged, and said: By Allah, I will not give you anything. The person (then) agreed to accept that, whereupon he said: By Allah, had I not heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) saying: "He who took an oath, but then found something more pious in the sight of Allah, he should (break the oath) and do that which is more pious," I would not have broken the oath (and thus paid you anything).

'Adi bin Hatim reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: He who took an oath, but he found something else better than that, should do that which is better and break his oath.

'Adi reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: When anyone amongst you takes an oath, but he finds (something) better than that he should expiate (the breaking of the oath), and do that which is better.

This hadith is reported on the authority of Adi bin Hatim through another chain of transmitters.

Tamim bin Tarafa reported that he beard 'Adi bin Hatim say that a person came to him and asked for one hundred dirhams. He ('Adi) said: You asked Me for one hundred dirhams and I am the son of Hatim; by Allah, I will not give you. But then he said: (I would have done that) if I had not heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say: He who takes an oath, but then finds something better than that, should do that which is better.

Tamim bin Tarafa reported: I heard 'Adi bin Hatim say that a person asked that and then narrated (the hadith) like one (mentioned above), but he made this addition: "Here are four hundred (dirhams) for you out of my gift."

Abdul Rahman bin ahadeeth reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to me: Abdul Rahman bin ahadeeth, don't ask for authority for if it is granted to you for asking for it, you would be commissioned for it (without having the support of Allah), but if you are granted it without your asking for it. You would be helped (by Allah) in it. And when you take an oath and find something else better than that, expiate for (breaking) your oath, and do that which is better. This hadith has also been transmitted on the authority of Ibn Farrukh.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdul Rahman bin ahadeeth through another chain of transmitters but there is no mention of the word "authority".