حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَی وَمُسَدَّدٌ وَهَذَا حَدِيثُهُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ حَلَفَ فَاسْتَثْنَی فَإِنْ شَائَ رَجَعَ وَإِنْ شَائَ تَرَکَ غَيْرَ حِنْثٍ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3262
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone swears an oath and makes an exception, he may fulfil it if he wishes and break it if he wishes without any accountability for breaking.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020