The way out of a vow to hold an unknown person accountable
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I made a vow that if I identified an unknown person I had met on the internet,
The Shaykh:
It happened.
The questioner:
It happened that I vowed that if I identified an unknown person I had met on the internet, and there was cursing between us, I would hold him accountable for it. I was unable to identify him specifically, and I suspect more than one person. Is there a way out of this vow for me?
The Shaykh:
This vow does not require you to fulfill it. You are required to pay the expiation for an oath. So accept the expiation for an oath, take it from the vow, and do not return to it a second time.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I made a vow that if I identified an unknown person I had met on the internet,
The Shaykh:
It happened.
The questioner:
It happened that I vowed that if I identified an unknown person I had met on the internet, and there was cursing between us, I would hold him accountable for it. I was unable to identify him specifically, and I suspect more than one person. Is there a way out of this vow for me?
The Shaykh:
This vow does not require you to fulfill it. You are required to pay the expiation for an oath. So accept the expiation for an oath, take it from the vow, and do not return to it a second time.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 115 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / القضاء / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (49:36)
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