If an oath becomes binding upon him, is it permissible for someone else to pay the expiation on his behalf?
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The first and second questions from Fatwa No. ( 11016 )
Q1: A man used to sit with his fiancée without a mahram in the same room, although her mother was in the same apartment but in another room. His fiancée would swear oaths not to do things that were not permissible for him, or not to give him something, or similar matters. However, her fiancé would cause her to break the oath, so she would swear not to do such-and-such and then do it. This repeated
on several occasions and in multiple situations. Is he to pay the expiation for her oath and pay from his own money to expiate her oath, considering he was the cause of the oath being broken? He would expiate according to the number of times he estimates, based on his strong suspicion, that the oath was broken. Should he inform her that he will pay the expiation for her oath with him, or should he pay with his own money?
A: First: If the situation is as described, it is obligatory for her to pay the expiation for her oath if she breaks it by doing what she swore not to do. The expiation multiplies according to the number of times she swore, provided the matters sworn upon are different. Second: You may pay the expiation on her behalf from your wealth as an act of kindness, and you should make it clear to her that you are doing this on her behalf. Third: Your sitting alone with your fiancée before the marriage contract in a room is considered forbidden seclusion (khalwah), even if her mother is in the same apartment but in another room.
Q2: This is also related to the oath, as the mother of this man swore not to do such-and-such for him, or not to go with him to such-and-such, and similar things. Then the oath was broken. In some cases, he may have been among the factors that led to the oath being broken. Does he pay the expiation for his mother’s multiple oaths? Since his mother is ignorant of religious matters, and he does not think she will pay the expiation for her oaths, and he is worried that he may have caused these oaths to be broken, what should he do?
A2: He pays the expiation for his mother’s oaths that she broke, in the manner previously mentioned in the answer to the first question. He must be dutiful to his mother, treat her with kindness, and obey her in what is right. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: A man used to sit with his fiancée without a mahram in the same room, although her mother was in the same apartment but in another room. His fiancée would swear oaths not to do things that were not permissible for him, or not to give him something, or similar matters. However, her fiancé would cause her to break the oath, so she would swear not to do such-and-such and then do it. This repeated
on several occasions and in multiple situations. Is he to pay the expiation for her oath and pay from his own money to expiate her oath, considering he was the cause of the oath being broken? He would expiate according to the number of times he estimates, based on his strong suspicion, that the oath was broken. Should he inform her that he will pay the expiation for her oath with him, or should he pay with his own money?
A: First: If the situation is as described, it is obligatory for her to pay the expiation for her oath if she breaks it by doing what she swore not to do. The expiation multiplies according to the number of times she swore, provided the matters sworn upon are different. Second: You may pay the expiation on her behalf from your wealth as an act of kindness, and you should make it clear to her that you are doing this on her behalf. Third: Your sitting alone with your fiancée before the marriage contract in a room is considered forbidden seclusion (khalwah), even if her mother is in the same apartment but in another room.
Q2: This is also related to the oath, as the mother of this man swore not to do such-and-such for him, or not to go with him to such-and-such, and similar things. Then the oath was broken. In some cases, he may have been among the factors that led to the oath being broken. Does he pay the expiation for his mother’s multiple oaths? Since his mother is ignorant of religious matters, and he does not think she will pay the expiation for her oaths, and he is worried that he may have caused these oaths to be broken, what should he do?
A2: He pays the expiation for his mother’s oaths that she broke, in the manner previously mentioned in the answer to the first question. He must be dutiful to his mother, treat her with kindness, and obey her in what is right. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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