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A vow should be fulfilled each time its condition is fulfilled
I made a vow that I would perform ten Rak‘ahs at Al-Masjid An-Nabawi whenever I commit a certain sin. I used to live in Al-Madeenah then, but I moved to another place that is 200 km from there. I go to Al-Madeenah almost every month, but I have not performed any of the Rak‘ahs, that I vowed to perform, since 1988. Recently, I started to perform.. More
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Saying 'I swear I did such and such'
Asallam u aleikum, Is it permissible to say 'I swear I did this or did that etc ' to emphasise you are telling the truth (without saying I swear by Allah subhana wa ta 'ala. (I know you cannot swear by anyhing other than Allah). .. More
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He says that he swore an oath about something, but he did not
If a person claims to have sworn an oath, but he actually did not, should he offer expiation? .. More
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Who is entitled to take resort to fasting in the oath expiation?
I know that the expiation for breaking an oath is to feed or clothe ten needy persons; and if one is financially incapable, he should fast three days. But I would like to know to whom the limit of financial incapability applies. I have made many oaths to give up masturbation and have made expiation for over fifteen oaths, all by feeding needy persons... More
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Questions on how to expiate for an oath
Two oath expiations are due on me and I would like to give them as food. What kind of food should I give? I know that it should be from the average of what we eat in the house, but I do not understand how to do so. Is it permissible to give the food to one family? Is it permissible to give uncooked food so that they might cook it? Are young children.. More
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No wrong in entrusting a charitable society with paying the expiation for breaking an oath
My problem is that I break my oaths very often. I made an oath not to do anything personal during my work hours, but I always fail to keep that oath. The things that I do during work hours take only a few minutes such as checking the mail or sending a Fatwah so as to take a rest break from work. Moreover, our manager knows that we take a few minutes.. More
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He died before paying the expiation for breaking an oath
What is the religious ruling on someone who died before paying the expiation for breaking an oath?.. More
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Whoever forgets the oath has not broken it
About six years ago, a man jokingly said to my mother, "Would you marry me to your daughter?" When my mother told me that, I swore by Allaah The Exalted that I would not marry that man, though the proposal was neither formal nor serious. Now, I am married to someone whom I sometimes doubt to be the man who had talked to my mother about marrying me six.. More
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Asked him to keep a secret and to take an oath on that and then gave him permission to disclose it to his brother
One of my friends entrusted me with a serious secret and had me swear not to disclose it to anyone and if I did, my wife would be unlawful to me. A day later, I asked his permission to tell his elder brother about that secret and he gave me permission. I told his brother about the secret. Is this considered breaking my oath whereby my wife is divorced?.. More
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Ruling on believing a swearer
Am I sinful if I do not believe someone who swears by Allaah on something given that he does not pray? In other words, since he neither respects or fulfills the Rights of The Lord of the universe Who Endowed him with all blessings of life, then, how should he fulfill my right when I am just a slave like him?.. More
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Is it permissible to swear falsely if it is the only way to obtain one's right?
What is the ruling on someone who takes a decisive oath in a claim made against him, denying that he owes the plaintiff something under the pretext that the plaintiff is also in debt to him with an amount of money that exceeds the claimed one? The swearer is certain that he owes nothing to the plaintiff, and thus he resorted to the principle of clearing... More
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Making a vow before reaching the age of puberty
When I was eleven years old, I made a vow that I would fast one month. I fasted only a week and could not complete the whole month as I had vowed. I paid a sum of money as expiation for the rest of the days. Is it permissible to do so? Should I make up for those days, given that I am now 25 years old?
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Makes a vow to slaughter a ewe; can he eat from it?
When one makes a vow to slaughter a ewe, how should its meat be distributed? Should I distribute it in the same way as the Udh-hiyah? Is the one who makes the vow entitled to eat from it?.. More
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Ruling on swearing an oath out of courtesy
I was talking with one of my relatives, with whom I do not have a cordial and friendly relationship. In the middle of our conversation, he said to me, "I missed seeing you." I replied, "By Allaah, I missed seeing you too." I did not intend to swear an oath that I missed seeing him; I merely said so out of courtesy. Is it obligatory for me to expiate.. More
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A vow is not binding unless its formula suggests so
I made a vow, and I did not know back then what a vow means. I just said I would give my first salary in charity and I did. Then, I said that I would give a certain amount of my salary as a monthly charity, but I cannot remember whether I intended it to be a vow and pronounced it or if it was merely an inner thought. When I told my husband about that,.. More
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