The Ruling on Making a Covenant with Allah to Quit Smoking
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Question:
A man made a covenant with Allah that he would not smoke, then he went back and smoked, then he made the covenant again and smoked, and so on. His question is: What is obligatory for him? And is making a covenant with Allah included in an oath?
Answer:
It is an oath. Making a covenant with Allah is an oath. He owes the expiation. He owes the expiation and repentance to Allah, and quitting smoking. Yes.
A man made a covenant with Allah that he would not smoke, then he went back and smoked, then he made the covenant again and smoked, and so on. His question is: What is obligatory for him? And is making a covenant with Allah included in an oath?
Answer:
It is an oath. Making a covenant with Allah is an oath. He owes the expiation. He owes the expiation and repentance to Allah, and quitting smoking. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الواجب على من يعاهد الله ثم ينقض عهده؟ وهل المعاهدة تعد يمينا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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