He says: I made an oath of divorce in the Kingdom, and my wife is in Sudan, and she is unaware of this oath of mine. I swore by divorce that I would not do a certain thing, and I
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The questioner : He says: I made an oath of divorce in the Kingdom, and my wife is in Sudan, and she is unaware of this oath of mine. I swore by divorce that I would not do a certain thing, and I forgot and did it. Is my wife divorced? Knowing that the oath was made eight months ago, and until now she has not known about it. If the divorce takes place, is it considered from the time of utterance or from the time she learns of it? As I mentioned, eight months have passed and she has not known until now. If it takes effect from the date of utterance, that means she has exited the waiting period. So what is the way to take her back? Please inform us, may Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh : You swore by divorce not to do something.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then you forgot and did it. This is the summary of the question, except that you mentioned that your wife did not know about this.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The wife’s knowledge is not a condition for the validity of the oath or the occurrence of the divorce. However, regarding what you mentioned about your situation, where you did what you swore against while forgetting, there is nothing upon you, neither an expiation for the oath nor a divorce of your wife. For Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Baqarah 2:286] Allah the Exalted said: Therefore, we say: your wife remains with you and has not been divorced, and there is no expiation for the oath upon you because you did what you swore against while forgetting. And if what you swore against is from the deeds of good, then we advise you to do it and expiate for your oath by feeding ten poor people or clothing them. If you do not find the means, then fast three consecutive days.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : This is the remainder of the question from the questioner, a Egyptian resident in Dammam, and the answer to his first question was given in a previous episode.
The Shaykh : You swore by divorce not to do something.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then you forgot and did it. This is the summary of the question, except that you mentioned that your wife did not know about this.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The wife’s knowledge is not a condition for the validity of the oath or the occurrence of the divorce. However, regarding what you mentioned about your situation, where you did what you swore against while forgetting, there is nothing upon you, neither an expiation for the oath nor a divorce of your wife. For Allah the Exalted says:
Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.
رَبَّنَا لا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إن نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَاHe has done so
قد فعلتThe questioner : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : This is the remainder of the question from the questioner, a Egyptian resident in Dammam, and the answer to his first question was given in a previous episode.