I swore by Allah falsely out of fear of a certain matter. What is the ruling on this oath, and does it have an expiation?
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Question:
He asks and says: I have a sum of money with a certain person, and he gave me a receipt for that amount. When I demanded the money from him, he asked for the receipt. Out of fear that he would take the receipt from me and not return the money to me, I swore by Allah that the receipt is not with me right now, even though the receipt was actually with me at that very moment. Out of fear that he would take it and not return the money, I swore by Allah falsely. What is the ruling on this oath? Does it have an expiation? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is a forbidden oath; because it is a lie, and it carries sin. So you must repent and seek forgiveness, and there is no expiation for it. Yes.
He asks and says: I have a sum of money with a certain person, and he gave me a receipt for that amount. When I demanded the money from him, he asked for the receipt. Out of fear that he would take the receipt from me and not return the money to me, I swore by Allah that the receipt is not with me right now, even though the receipt was actually with me at that very moment. Out of fear that he would take it and not return the money, I swore by Allah falsely. What is the ruling on this oath? Does it have an expiation? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is a forbidden oath; because it is a lie, and it carries sin. So you must repent and seek forgiveness, and there is no expiation for it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أقسمت بالله كذبا خوفا من أمر ما، ما حكم هذا القسم، وهل له كفارة؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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