If a mother swears an oath against her son that he will not eat something, and he eats it, and his mother does not know

The questioner : Please go ahead. And peace be upon you. The first question, O Shaykh: A mother said to her son, "You are in a difficult situation with me if you do such-and-such a thing." And this thing, O Shaykh, is permissible, but the mother said so out of fear for her son's health. And the son, O Shaykh, asked several specialized doctors.

The Shaykh : Yes. Specialized doctors, and they confirmed to him that there is no harm in doing this thing. What is the ruling on the difficulty in this case and what follows from it, and what is the ruling if the son does it without his mother's knowledge, out of fear for her feelings? First, it is necessary that the mother...

The questioner : I asked them.

The Shaykh : Of course, this thing. So the specialists said that there is no harm in it. And he says to her, "I, my mother, desire this thing. And since there is no harm in it, and there is no prohibition from the Shari'ah, do not restrict me, do you understand?"

The questioner : That is fine, young men, peace.

The Shaykh : If she insists on what she said, then there is no doubt that fulfilling her oath is among the best of deeds. And it is part of the perfection of dutifulness. So he is in no need of it. He should leave it for Allah the Exalted, secretly from his mother. And he should be assured of good, and that Allah will replace it for him with something better. Thank you, welcome.