I swore by divorce that I would do such and such, but I did not do it. What is the ruling on my oath?
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Question:
Abu Islam from Riyadh is with us on the line. Please, go ahead. Peace be upon you, O Shaykh. And upon you be peace. Peace and the mercy of Allah. By Allah, O Shaykh, I have a question. Recently, I swore an oath regarding a man who took money from me. He took money from me and ran away from me. A mediator came between us, and I said to him—meaning, I swore an oath, I said to him: “It is haram (forbidden) and divorce upon you if you do not bring it back, that I will not do such and such to you.” And up to now, he is still running away; I have not seen him, and up to now I have not done anything, and I have not done anything. So what is upon me?
Answer:
As for the first question, do you go back to the Sharia court or the Department of Ifta in Riyadh regarding the prohibition and the divorce?
Abu Islam from Riyadh is with us on the line. Please, go ahead. Peace be upon you, O Shaykh. And upon you be peace. Peace and the mercy of Allah. By Allah, O Shaykh, I have a question. Recently, I swore an oath regarding a man who took money from me. He took money from me and ran away from me. A mediator came between us, and I said to him—meaning, I swore an oath, I said to him: “It is haram (forbidden) and divorce upon you if you do not bring it back, that I will not do such and such to you.” And up to now, he is still running away; I have not seen him, and up to now I have not done anything, and I have not done anything. So what is upon me?
Answer:
As for the first question, do you go back to the Sharia court or the Department of Ifta in Riyadh regarding the prohibition and the divorce?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حلفت بالطلاق لأفعلن كذا وكذا، فلم أفعل، فما حكم حلفي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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