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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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She swore to name her child with a specific name, but her husband refused and named him after his father. What is the ruling?

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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I swore that if I became pregnant and gave birth to a son, I would name him so-and-so. But my husband refused and named him after his father. I do not object to naming him after his father, but I have many daughters. What is the ruling in this case? Do I owe an expiation for the oath?

Answer:
Yes, you must pay the expiation for the oath. It is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. If you cannot do that, then fast for three days. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6816- حلفت أن تسمي ولدها باسم ورفض زوجها وسماه باسم والده فما الحكم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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