Tamim al-Ta'i narrates that a man came to Sayyiduna Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: I have married a woman, so give me (some help). He offered to write him an order for a coat of mail and a helmet, but the man was displeased with it, whereupon Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) swore that he would not give them to him. The man said: I was hoping you would give me a servant. He said: By Allah, these two are dearer to me than two servants. The man said: Then write me an order for them. Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Had I not heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say, "If one of you swears an oath and then sees something better than it, let him do what is better," I would not have given them to you; then he wrote the order for them for him. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it with this wording.