Sahih Muslim Book - 27, Hadith - 4263

حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِخَلَفٍ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ غَيْلاَنَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِى بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِى مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِىِّ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِى رَهْطٍ مِنَ الأَشْعَرِيِّينَ نَسْتَحْمِلُهُ فَقَالَ « وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَحْمِلُكُمْ وَمَا عِنْدِى مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ ». قَالَ فَلَبِثْنَا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أُتِىَ بِإِبِلٍ فَأَمَرَ لَنَا بِثَلاَثِ ذَوْدٍ غُرِّ الذُّرَى فَلَمَّا انْطَلَقْنَا قُلْنَا - أَوْ قَالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ - لاَ يُبَارِكُ اللَّهُ لَنَا أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نَسْتَحْمِلُهُ فَحَلَفَ أَنْ لاَ يَحْمِلَنَا ثُمَّ حَمَلَنَا. فَأَتَوْهُ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ « مَا أَنَا حَمَلْتُكُمْ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ حَمَلَكُمْ وَإِنِّى وَاللَّهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لاَ أَحْلِفُ عَلَى يَمِينٍ ثُمَّ أَرَى خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلاَّ كَفَّرْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِى وَأَتَيْتُ الَّذِى هُوَ خَيْرٌ ».

It was narrated that Abu Musa Al-Asha'ri said: "I came to the Prophet (s.a.w) among a group of the Asha'ris to ask him for mounts. He said: 'By Allah, I will not give you mounts, and I do not have anything to give you as mounts.' As much time as Allah willed passed, then some camels were brought, and he ordered that we be given three camels with white humps. When we set out we said" - or "we said to one another" - 'Allah will not bless us. We came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) to ask him for mounts and he swore that he would not give us mounts, then he gave us mounts."' So they went to him and told him, and he said: "It was not me who gave you mounts, rather Allah gave you mounts. By Allah, if Allah wills, I do not swear an oath then see something better than that, but I expiate my oath and do that which is better."