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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Expiation for Swearing by Allah in Falsehood and Repeating Oaths

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Question:
He says: I used to swear by Allah a lot about things that were false, and about things I swore I would do but did not do. Is there an expiation on me? I do not remember the number of times I swore. Does one expiation suffice, and what is the expiation?

Answer:
You must guard your oaths and not swear too often, out of reverence for the oath and respect for it. However, if you swear about something, and it is something in the future—swearing that you will do it or not do it—and then you break the oath, the expiation becomes obligatory on you. As for repeating the expiation, there is a distinction here: if the oaths were about one single thing, one expiation is sufficient. But if the oaths were about multiple things, each oath has its own independent expiation. As for the fact that you do not know the number, you estimate it, take the precaution, and offer the expiation for them. Yes.

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May Allah guide you
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 05 من 05/دورة علمية في شرح كتاب الصيام من الروض المربع/اجتناب الكذب والغيبة/صالح الفوزان/الفقه — youtube.com (46:55)

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