What is the ruling on one who swears an oath not to do something and then does it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I am a man who had a disagreement with my brother, or rather, a disagreement arose between me and my brother. So I swore that I would not attend the wedding, but then I attended the wedding. Do I have to pay an expiation or not?
Answer:
Yes, if you swore that you would not attend the wedding, and then you did attend it, you must pay the expiation, because you broke your oath. This oath requires you to break it, attend the wedding, and pay the expiation for your oath. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:224] So, by attending the wedding and ensuring that no misunderstanding arises between you and your brother, you have fulfilled what is obligatory upon you. You must pay the expiation for your oath. Your attendance at the wedding was a good deed, and you owe the expiation for the oath.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I am a man who had a disagreement with my brother, or rather, a disagreement arose between me and my brother. So I swore that I would not attend the wedding, but then I attended the wedding. Do I have to pay an expiation or not?
Answer:
Yes, if you swore that you would not attend the wedding, and then you did attend it, you must pay the expiation, because you broke your oath. This oath requires you to break it, attend the wedding, and pay the expiation for your oath. Allah the Exalted said:
And do not make [your oath by] Allah an excuse against being righteous and fearing Allah and making peace among people
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا اللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لِّأَيْمَانِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوا وَتَتَّقُوا وَتُصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من حلف أن لا يفعل شيئاً ثم فعله؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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