What is the ruling on one who swears an oath but does not intend to swear? Is there an expiation on him?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The presenter : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The presenter : Please raise your voice, my brother. You are with the Shaykh. How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, Hamad.
The questioner : I say, Shaykh, I work as a teacher. Yes. Many of us swear at a student that he will do this and that if the student makes a mistake. Ah. He swears if the student makes a mistake. Yes. That he will punish him and that he will, for example, deduct a certain number of grades, and he does not intend anything but a threat. So I do not know what the ruling is on this oath.
The Shaykh : An oath that a person does not intend to carry out, but which comes out of his mouth without intention, a person is not held accountable for it, yes. By the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Ma'idah 5:89], and in another verse: [Al-Baqarah 2:225].
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The presenter : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The presenter : Please raise your voice, my brother. You are with the Shaykh. How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, Hamad.
The questioner : I say, Shaykh, I work as a teacher. Yes. Many of us swear at a student that he will do this and that if the student makes a mistake. Ah. He swears if the student makes a mistake. Yes. That he will punish him and that he will, for example, deduct a certain number of grades, and he does not intend anything but a threat. So I do not know what the ruling is on this oath.
The Shaykh : An oath that a person does not intend to carry out, but which comes out of his mouth without intention, a person is not held accountable for it, yes. By the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
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 الْأَيْمَانَHe imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned
يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2143- ما حكم من يحلف ولا يقصد الحلف هل عليه كفارة/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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