Unconscious oath
Fatwa No: 83640

Question

What is the required recompense for a Muslim when he violates (the type of swearing is when one swears by Allah about something has full awareness that what he is swearing by is true. What is the required recompense for a Muslim who violates this type of oath?

Answer

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World; and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

As for one who takes an oath thinking that is so and then ascertains that is wrong, one has nothing to do since this is an unconscious oath.
Allah knows best.

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