I was with a friend at a restaurant, and when it came time to pay the bill, I swore an oath that he would not pay, and he did not pay, but then he did pay. What is the ruling on that?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : Shaykh, today my colleague and I were at a restaurant. We went to settle the bill and pay, and I said, “By Allah, you will not spend a single qirsh.” They said, “By Allah, you will not spend a single qirsh.” In the end, he paid and I did not pay. Does this mean I owe an expiation for the oath or something like that?
The Shaykh : The expiation is feeding ten poor people.
The questioner : There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh : That means you gather ten poor people and feed them lunch or dinner.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And I advise you that if you swear an oath, you should qualify it with “if Allah wills.”
The questioner : How do you do that with “if Allah wills”?
The Shaykh : You say, for example, “By Allah, if Allah wills,” because if you say “By Allah, if Allah wills,” then even if what you wanted does not happen, you owe nothing.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. In Allah’s safety. In Allah’s safety.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : Shaykh, today my colleague and I were at a restaurant. We went to settle the bill and pay, and I said, “By Allah, you will not spend a single qirsh.” They said, “By Allah, you will not spend a single qirsh.” In the end, he paid and I did not pay. Does this mean I owe an expiation for the oath or something like that?
The Shaykh : The expiation is feeding ten poor people.
The questioner : There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh : That means you gather ten poor people and feed them lunch or dinner.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And I advise you that if you swear an oath, you should qualify it with “if Allah wills.”
The questioner : How do you do that with “if Allah wills”?
The Shaykh : You say, for example, “By Allah, if Allah wills,” because if you say “By Allah, if Allah wills,” then even if what you wanted does not happen, you owe nothing.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. In Allah’s safety. In Allah’s safety.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 309- كنت انا وصاحب لي في المطعم وعند دفع الحساب حلفت عليه ان لا يدفع وهو كذلك ثم دفع ما حكم ذلك؟ — youtube.com
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