What is the ruling on one who swears a false oath out of fear of punishment?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I swore to an official that I did not do such and such to so-and-so, and I was lying, but I swore out of fear of...
The Shaykh:
What am I? He says: I swore to an official that I did not do such and such to so-and-so. That I did not...
The questioner:
...do such and such to so-and-so, and I was lying, but I swore out of fear of punishment. He asks: What is obligatory for me now?
The Shaykh:
You must repent, and you must acknowledge the right that is due to you. You acknowledge the right that is due to you to your opponent, you give it to him, and you ask him for forgiveness. You have two duties: first, repentance to Allah. Second, returning the injustice to the wronged party and asking for his forgiveness. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I swore to an official that I did not do such and such to so-and-so, and I was lying, but I swore out of fear of...
The Shaykh:
What am I? He says: I swore to an official that I did not do such and such to so-and-so. That I did not...
The questioner:
...do such and such to so-and-so, and I was lying, but I swore out of fear of punishment. He asks: What is obligatory for me now?
The Shaykh:
You must repent, and you must acknowledge the right that is due to you. You acknowledge the right that is due to you to your opponent, you give it to him, and you ask him for forgiveness. You have two duties: first, repentance to Allah. Second, returning the injustice to the wronged party and asking for his forgiveness. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من حلف كاذبًا خشية العقوبة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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