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Fasting is the last option in the expiation of an oath
Salamwalaikum. I made many repeated oaths that I would no longer feel guilty about a particular waswas, so I set out conditions such as "to not dwell/obsess for more than 10 seconds at a time", "to pursue clarity of mind until clarity is achieved". I took around 144 oaths, and within the the conditions of the oath I said that IF i break the oath, I.. More
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Offering expiation for multiple broken oaths
Breaking multiple oaths & expiation: I have taken multiple oaths in the name of Allah and broke all in the recent past due to negligence/lack of self control/laziness. Now I would like to do kafarrah by feeding 10 people on the same day. Is it permissible or is it mandatory to do kafarrah for every oath (but my situation is I don’t know the exact.. More
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He made an oath to fast 30 days consecutively if he watched porn again
Assalamu Alaikum my brothers in islam I am addicted to pornography. I have tried so many times to stop watching the filth but i keep failing. I made a qasam to Allah Swt that if i watch porn again i would fast for 30 days consecutively. However, today i realized that i shouldn't have done that because i get very strong urges to watch porn. So much so.. More
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Expressing determination to do something without mentioning the Name of Allaah
Assalamu alaikum, If a person makes an oath to refrain from something, but later does that activity and gets some benefit from it, is that benefit haram for him? If so, then if he pays Kaffara for it, will that become halal? And if a person makes an oath not to do something, but later wishes to do so, how many times does he have to pay Kaffara? Only.. More
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This is not an oath and requires no expiation
I used to go to chemistry tutor for help. He teaches 25 or so students, he is a good person but his teaching skills arent that great. I regularly missed exams held by him and this also made my parents a bit angry so one day when i was making dua i said "O Allah i will Attend all of his exams". i attended all his exams after that but now i will be quitting.. More
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He promised Allaah to pay charity if he did somenthing believing that it was a sin
Assalaam u alaikum wa rahmat Ullah e wa brakatohu. A person is in the habit of performing some act which he believes to be a sin. He wants to abstain from the act so he promises Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala that he'll give a certain amount as charity if he performs the act. Later he learns that the act is actually permissible and NOT a sin. So the original.. More
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Atonement for broken oath if denied access to money
ASLAM O ALAIKUM!! I want to ask that if someone is not independent and he is dependent upon his parents and has money in the bank account which is under the control of his parents because he is under 18 and that person makes a vow or oath by Allah and breaks it. Now in this condition he is not able to feed ten people or clothe them or free a slave by.. More
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Breaking a promise made on the Quran
Assalamu Alaikkum !!! I Would like know about promises made by humans. If a person made false promise on quran. How it can be corrected? During life we make certain verbal agreements with other people and also some promise with our loved ones. But we may not able to fulfill some due to non some problems in our life. How we can correct that? .. More
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Swearing by divorce is impermissible
There is a man who swore by divorce not to talk to his parental cousin, and now he cannot talk to him fearing that divorce would be effected. What should he do in order to reconcile with his cousin? What is the Islamic ruling in this regard?
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Breaking the oath recurs only if its wording suggests that
I swore an oath that if I commit a particular sin, I will fast one day. I committed that sin and fasted a day as I had sworn. Then, I committed that sin again and fasted another day. This happened with me five times (and each time I fasted a day). Then, on the sixth time, I committed the sin and broke my fasting two hours before Maghrib prayer, given.. More
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Delaying the fast of oath expiation until one is able to observe it
I have promised Allaah, with a sincere intention, not to do anything which He Has Prohibited. But, unfortunately, I failed to keep my promise. The last time, I swore thrice on the Mus-haf not to commit what is unlawful, but I did. What is the ruling on that? Indeed, I am regretful for that. I asked Allaah The Almighty for forgiveness and performed the.. More
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Paying the expiation for breaking an oath from the husband's money
How can a married woman, whose husband provides for her and who has no other source of income, pay the expiation for breaking an oath? Can she feed ten needy people from her husband's money or should she fast three days? If she owns items of jewelry that are basically meant for adornment, should she sell them and pay the expiation or what should she.. More
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He fasted three days as expiation for breaking an oath, then became financially able
A man fasted three days as expiation for breaking an oath, but afterwards gained enough money to feed ten needy people. Does his fasting count as expiation or should he feed ten poor people?.. More
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Saying: May the curse of Allaah be on me if I am a liar
Is it permissible for one to say, "May the curse of Allaah be on me if I am a liar"? Is it considered swearing by other than Allaah The Exalted?.. More
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No expiation is due for an oath that is intended for showing hospitality, not commitment
Should one offer an expiation when he takes an oath, even if he swore to do something permissible? For example, if a person invites someone to a meal and offers him food saying, "I swear by Allaah, you must eat" (as a gesture of hospitality and generosity)... More
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