Is expiation obligatory for one who swore an oath regarding a person and did not fulfill it?
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Question:
Our Shaykh, may Allah benefit us through you. This person is asking about an oath of honor. He says: If one swears that someone will sit, or will do such and such, is there an expiation for this?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah chose the position that if one swears that he will sit in this place or that he will eat, there is no expiation on him, because his intention was to honor him, and that honor has been achieved. His honor was achieved by swearing upon him and by his earnestness to do what he swore to do, so his honor was achieved thereby. However, the majority say there is no expiation on him because he contradicted the oath he intended to make. Yes.
Our Shaykh, may Allah benefit us through you. This person is asking about an oath of honor. He says: If one swears that someone will sit, or will do such and such, is there an expiation for this?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah chose the position that if one swears that he will sit in this place or that he will eat, there is no expiation on him, because his intention was to honor him, and that honor has been achieved. His honor was achieved by swearing upon him and by his earnestness to do what he swore to do, so his honor was achieved thereby. However, the majority say there is no expiation on him because he contradicted the oath he intended to make. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2975] هل تجب الكفارة على من حلف على شخص ولم يُبِرّ قسمه؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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