I came to the Prophet ﷺ with a group from the Asharis to ask him for mounts to ride. He said, "By Allah, I cannot give you mounts, and I have nothing to mount you on."We waited as long as Allah willed, then he was brought three fine camels with white humps, and he had us mounted on them.When we set off, we said, or some of us said, "By Allah, no blessing will come to us. We came to the Prophet ﷺ asking him for mounts, and he swore he would not mount us, then he mounted us. Let us go back to the Prophet ﷺ and remind him of this."So we came to him, and he said, "It was not I who mounted you, rather Allah mounted you. By Allah, if Allah wills, I never take an oath and then see something better than it without making expiation for my oath and doing what is better," or, "doing what is better and making expiation for my oath."
حدثنا أبو النعمان حدثنا حماد بن زيد عن غيلان بن جرير
أتيت النبي ﷺ في رهط من الأشعريين أستحمله فقال والله لا أحملكم وما عندي ما أحملكم عليه قال ثم لبثنا ما شاء الله أن نلبث ثم أتي بثلاث ذود غر الذرى فحملنا عليها فلما انطلقنا قلنا أو قال بعضنا والله لا يبارك لنا أتينا النبي ﷺ نستحمله فحلف أن لا يحملنا ثم حملنا فارجعوا بنا إلى النبي ﷺ فنذكره فأتيناه فقال ما أنا حملتكم بل الله حملكم وإني والله إن شاء الله لا أحلف على يمين فأرى غيرها خيرا منها إلا كفرت عن يميني وأتيت الذي هو خير أو أتيت الذي هو خير وكفرت عن يميني