What is the ruling on a man who swears an oath of divorce while being truthful, or one who swears an oath of divorce to do something and does not do it?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. A man says: I swear an oath of divorce while being truthful, and another swears an oath of divorce but on a lie, and a third swears an oath of divorce to do something and does not do it. What is the ruling for each of them? Please give us a ruling.

Answer:
We answer regarding the first aspect, which is the ruling on swearing an oath of divorce. This is not permissible because of the difficulties it causes and the negative consequences that follow.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah

من كان حالفا فليحلف بالله

Sahih al-Bukhari 2679

and they swear to untruth while they know [they are lying].

وَيَحْلِفُونَ عَلَى الْكَذِبِ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

[Al-Mujadila 58:14]

, and may Allah protect us from that.
This is a form of being lax with oaths. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Whoever swears by Allah, let him be truthful, and whoever is sworn to by Allah, let him be satisfied, and whoever is not satisfied, he is not from Allah. So the oath is to be made by Allah (Mighty and Majestic).

من حلف بالله فليصدق، ومن حلف له بالله فليرضى، ومن لم يرض فليس من الله، فالحلف يكون بالله عز وجل،

. As for the issue of what does not bind them, if something happens to any of these matters, let him ask the people of knowledge. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم رجل يحلف بالطلاق وهو صادق أو كاذب، وآخر يحلف بالطلاق على فعل شيء ولا يفعله؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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