حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی التَّيْمِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو السَّلِيلِ عَنْ زَهْدَمٍ يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَی قَالَ کُنَّا مُشَاةً فَأَتَيْنَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَسْتَحْمِلُهُ بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ جَرِيرٍ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 4270
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported: We came to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) requesting him to provide us with riding camels. He (the Holy Prophet) said: There is nothing with me with which I should equip you. By Allah, I would not provide you with (riding camels). Then Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) sent to us three camels with spotted bumps. We said: We came to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) asking him to equip us with riding animals. He took an oath that he could not equip us. We came to him and informed him. He said: By Allah, I do not take an oath, but when I find the other thing better than that, I do that which is better.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
