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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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Is a single expiation due for several oaths?
It is common that everybody swears several times every day, intentionally and unintentionally. Is it permissible for such a person to make a single expiation for these oaths? Noting that he has repented of doing this. May Allaah Reward you.
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Swearing by the Verses of Allaah: between prohibition and permissibility
What is the ruling on saying: "I swear by the Verses of Allaah"?.. More
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Channels of the expiation for breaking an oath
I have to feed ten needy people as expiation for breaking an oath, but I cannot find eligible recipients of the expiation in my country. I know that people here can afford food but some are burdened with debts or delayed taxes that are due or need to get married and cannot afford the costs or cannot pay the utility bills that are due and the like. What.. More
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Effects of swearing an oath on the Bible
Is it permissible to take an oath by the parts of the Bible that were not altered and distorted, as it is a Divine Book, just as we swear on the Quran, as it is the Speech of Allaah The Exalted?.. More
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Religious ruling on repetitively swearing by Allaah
Is it permissible for a person to swear by Allaah The Exalted repetitively, saying, “I swear by Allaah thrice”? .. More
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The point of permissibility of false swearing to avert harm from a Muslim
An authority asked somebody to take an oath on the Mus-haf before a certain person. He previously knew that if he told the truth this would bring about harm upon a righteous man. So, he took the oath and gave a false answer. What is the ruling on his oath? What is he required to do?.. More
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Swearing by divorce or making unlawful (one’s wife) is an oath of the Faasiqs
In a state of anger I said to one of my children: "(I swear) By (making your mother) unlawful (for me), if you do so and so I will not let you go to such and such a place in the future." If he goes to such a place, will it be counted as one incident of divorce?.. More
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Expiation of oaths whose number is unknown
In the past, whenever I felt angry, I used to say, "By Allaah, The Great, I will not do this." But I did not make expiation for breaking my oaths. I have forgotten the number of those oaths. What should I do? May Allaah Reward you... More
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Ruling on making a vow to do obligatory religious duties
A Christian woman who is married to a Muslim man made a vow that if she gave birth to a boy, she would fast Ramadhaan five times (i.e. observe fasting on Ramadhaan for five years). Later on, she embraced Islam and wanted to fulfill her vow, but she cannot make up for all these fasts. What is the religious ruling in this regard? What should she do? What.. More
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Expiation of breaching a covenant is like that of breaking an oath plus repentance
What is the ruling on someone who says: ‘I make a covenant with Allaah not to do that thing,’ and then he does it?.. More
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Is one who pays the value of expiation required to redo it?
I was required to make a minor expiation. A Shaykh advised me to pay the equivalent of the food as money. This occurred years ago. Now, I entertain doubts about the validity of what I did. Do I now have to give food in place of the previously paid money? I am in contact with some needy people now. If I give food to needy people now, will the money I.. More
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He wants his Du'aa' to be answered quickly
Salam Alakium, Can you answer this specially from Quraan and Sunnah, not using similar answer. I want my duas to come true fast, I know Allah accepts in 3 ways. There is a hadith states nawafil brings you closer to Allah, untill he loves you and if he asks he gives you...does this mean its more likely and likely he will give you what you asked fast... More
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Swore not to talk to his friend while he was angry
I was angry and swore by Allaah that I will not phone my friend again. But now I want to phone him. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on my oath? Am I guilty for making such an oath? .. More
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