The Expiation for an Oath That Is Not Fulfilled
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Question:
The questioner, Umm Muhammad from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, upon which be the best of blessings and the most complete peace, says: O Shaykh, a while ago I made an oath and did not fulfill it. What must I do in this case? Do I owe an expiation? And what is the expiation?
Answer:
If you do not specify what the oath was and what you swore to, not every oath requires an expiation. It must be an oath regarding a future matter that you may or may not do. In that case, the expiation becomes obligatory for her if she breaks her oath. The expiation, as Allah has explained, is the freeing of a slave. The expiation, as Allah the Exalted has explained, is a choice between freeing a slave, feeding ten poor people, or clothing ten poor people. If one is unable to do any of that, he fasts for three days. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
The questioner, Umm Muhammad from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, upon which be the best of blessings and the most complete peace, says: O Shaykh, a while ago I made an oath and did not fulfill it. What must I do in this case? Do I owe an expiation? And what is the expiation?
Answer:
If you do not specify what the oath was and what you swore to, not every oath requires an expiation. It must be an oath regarding a future matter that you may or may not do. In that case, the expiation becomes obligatory for her if she breaks her oath. The expiation, as Allah has explained, is the freeing of a slave. The expiation, as Allah the Exalted has explained, is a choice between freeing a slave, feeding ten poor people, or clothing ten poor people. If one is unable to do any of that, he fasts for three days. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء صالح بن فوزان الفوزان 04-03-1439هـ — youtube.com (21:33)
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