Abu al-Rabi' al-Ataki narrated to me, Hammad—meaning Ibn Zayd—narrated to us, from Ayyub, from his father, Qilabah, and from al-Qasim ibn 'Asim, from Zahdam al-Jarmi. Ayyub said: "I am more precise in the hadith of al-Qasim than in the hadith of Abu Qilabah." He said: We were with Abu Musa when he called for his dining cloth, upon which was chicken meat. A man from Banu Taym Allah entered, a ruddy man resembling the freed slaves, and Abu Musa said to him: "Come forward." But the man hesitated. He said again: "Come forward, for I have seen the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, eating from it." The man said: "I saw him eating something which I found repulsive, so I swore that I would never eat it." Abu Musa said: "Come forward, and I will tell you about that. I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, with a group of the Ash'ariyyun asking him to provide us with mounts. He said: 'By Allah, I will not mount you, and I have nothing on which to mount you.' We stayed as long as Allah willed. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was brought some camels as spoils. He called for us and ordered that we be given five she-camels with white humps. When we departed, we said to one another: 'We have caused the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, to forget his oath, and no blessing will come to us.' So we returned to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we came to you asking for mounts, and you swore that you would not mount us, then you mounted us. Did you forget, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Indeed, by Allah, if Allah wills, I do not swear an oath and then see something better than it, except that I do what is better and expiate for my oath. So go, for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has mounted you.'"