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Ruling on someone who swears to give all his property in charity and then wants to break his oath

I have sworn by Allaah The Great to give all my property in charity for the Sake of Allaah. Is this regarded as a vow? What are the effects and consequences in case of not fulfilling the oath? May Allaah Reward you... More

21569 15-1-2014
Bisaat Al-Yameen and its effect on breaking the oath

I received my bachelor's degree this year with good grades; all praise is due to Allaah The Exalted. Before my final exams, I swore an oath not to memorize the law subject, because it was difficult and long. However, while I was surfing the internet, I found good summaries for this subject; so, I studied these summaries and I managed to memorize the.. More

164907 15-1-2014
An unuttered oath

I have signed up on a website and one of the registration conditions was to swear that I am not already a member in the website. I read the written oath but I did not utter it. I actually had another membership but it was cancelled and that is why I signed up under another name... More

146229 15-1-2014
Refraining from swearing by Allaah The Almighty out of exaltation of Him

Did Imaam Ash-Shaafi‘i, May Allaah Have mercy upon him, say that he never swore throughout his life, whether on something true or false, out of exaltation of Allaah? How did he do that when the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, swore and ordered us to swear by Allaah? Did Ash-Shaafi‘i, May Allaah Have mercy upon him, act contrary to the.. More

126198 15-1-2014
Religious ruling on swearing by so-and-so's mercy

Is it permissible to swear by a deceased person's mercy? Can I ask a person to do something for me, saying, "I swear by your father's or mother's mercy that you should do such- and-such thing," given that mercy is one of the Attributes of Allaah The Exalted?.. More

72216 15-1-2014
Expiation for false swearing by the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam

I know that it is impermissible to swear by other than Allaah The Exalted, but if one falsely swore by the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, should he pay expiation for breaking that oath? One of the scholars informed us that he should, is it correct?.. More

55250 15-1-2014
Ruling on paying expiation for breaking an oath to non-Muslims

Is it permissible to pay the expiation for breaking an oath to non-Muslims? Is it permissible to pay it to charitable societies, be they humanitarian or religious? Please note that I cannot find needy people in the country where I live... More

50362 15-1-2014
Ruling on deputation in distributing food of expiations

Many expiations are due upon me and I came to know that some restaurants undertake the distribution of the food of expiations. Can I give them money equal to the value of the expiations or should I distribute them by myself? Should the expiations be given all at once or at different times and over many days?.. More

36283 15-1-2014
Only prohibiting oneself from something does not require expiation

What is the religious ruling on prohibiting marriage for myself except from the man who demanded my hand? I said: “I have made marriage to anyone other than him as unlawful for me as marriage to my father and brother.” But later on, I was doomed to marry another person out of respect for my family and wish to guard it because I came to know that.. More

28811 15-1-2014
Ruling on forcing someone to do what he sworn not to do

What is the ruling on doing something – under compulsion – which I have sworn by Allaah not to do?.. More

21195 15-1-2014
Swore an oath not to commit a sin, broke the oath and returned to sin before completing expiatory fast

I am an unmarried girl and I used to masturbate and each time I regretted it and sought forgiveness from Allaah The Exalted. One time I swore an oath by the Quran that I would never do that again, but I could not fulfill my oath. I intended to fast three days as expiation for breaking my oath, and I did fast two days, but I masturbated again before.. More

189081 15-1-2014
Repeated oaths necessitate respective expiations

I made a covenant with Allaah The Exalted while placing my hand on the Mus-haf (i.e. a copy of the Quran) that I will not commit a certain sin again, but later on I yielded to my weakness and committed it. I offered one expiation for breaking that oath by feeding ten needy people. However, when I swore that oath I repeated it many times so as to serve.. More

162559 15-1-2014
The clothing due in oath expiation

I want to clothe ten needy people as expiation for an oath. May I take ten garments and give them to a child protection center, which will undertake to distribute them? Are trousers valid as clothes in such a case?.. More

140485 15-1-2014
Does a binding oath expire by the passage of time?

I swore an oath that if my wife does not clean my shoes daily after I come back from work, I will clean them with one of her clean shirts. Until now my wife cleans my shoes daily, but I want to know what I should do if she did not fulfill this oath and abstained from cleaning my shoes? Do oaths expire by the passage of time? Should I offer expiation.. More

108175 15-1-2014
Swore that something would occur in the future, thinking it would occur, but it did not

What is the ruling on swearing that something is going to happen without making a vow? For example, if one says, "By Allaah, this team will lose the match," and then it wins. Please advise... More

70643 15-1-2014

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159 fatwas

Ruling on someone who swears to give all his property in charity and then wants to break his oath

Bisaat Al-Yameen and its effect on breaking the oath

An unuttered oath

Refraining from swearing by Allaah The Almighty out of exaltation of Him

Religious ruling on swearing by so-and-so's mercy

Expiation for false swearing by the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam

Ruling on paying expiation for breaking an oath to non-Muslims

Ruling on deputation in distributing food of expiations

Only prohibiting oneself from something does not require expiation

Ruling on forcing someone to do what he sworn not to do

Swore an oath not to commit a sin, broke the oath and returned to sin before completing expiatory fast

Repeated oaths necessitate respective expiations

The clothing due in oath expiation

Does a binding oath expire by the passage of time?

Swore that something would occur in the future, thinking it would occur, but it did not

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