Eating from what a person has forbidden himself by oath
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. Regarding your question about me, may Allah bless you.
The presenter:
He named it.
The questioner:
One of the group came to visit him and invited me, and I am, well, because I did not want him to speak about anything, I forbade it and said, “It is haram (forbidden) that I taste anything at your place except coffee.” So I came with my own dinner, and after that he left and brought a second dinner, and we ate all of it. And I have been eating from this dinner since then. Now I am asking about the ruling, meaning what is the ruling in this case, because I also forbade it on my family who are with me.
The Shaykh:
Did you eat from the dinner from which you had forbidden eating?
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
You owe the expiation for an oath, my brother. The expiation for an oath is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave; you have the choice. And if you are unable to do these things, you fast for three days. There is no apostasy involved.
The presenter:
Yes.
May Allah greet you.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. Regarding your question about me, may Allah bless you.
The presenter:
He named it.
The questioner:
One of the group came to visit him and invited me, and I am, well, because I did not want him to speak about anything, I forbade it and said, “It is haram (forbidden) that I taste anything at your place except coffee.” So I came with my own dinner, and after that he left and brought a second dinner, and we ate all of it. And I have been eating from this dinner since then. Now I am asking about the ruling, meaning what is the ruling in this case, because I also forbade it on my family who are with me.
The Shaykh:
Did you eat from the dinner from which you had forbidden eating?
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
You owe the expiation for an oath, my brother. The expiation for an oath is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave; you have the choice. And if you are unable to do these things, you fast for three days. There is no apostasy involved.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 14-10-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (24:01)
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