The Expiation for a Casual Oath
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a mother who swears a lot about her children says to me: Is it obligatory for her, or is it required of this woman, to fast? Because the children do not fulfill these oaths?
Answer:
A casual oath that slips off the tongue without intention, such as "No, by Allah" or "Yes, by Allah," does not require an expiation. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:89] in the other verse, "But He will take you to account for what your hearts have earned." Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a mother who swears a lot about her children says to me: Is it obligatory for her, or is it required of this woman, to fast? Because the children do not fulfill these oaths?
Answer:
A casual oath that slips off the tongue without intention, such as "No, by Allah" or "Yes, by Allah," does not require an expiation. Allah the Exalted said:
Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths.
لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ الْأَيْمَانَ
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7453 — youtube.com (12:59)
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