Oaths of Contradiction
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Fatwa No. ( 10613 )
Q: What is the ruling in Islam for one who swears an oath that is contradicted by another oath in
the same time, for example: I swear that I will go to a certain place, then I swear another oath that I will not go to it, so what is the ruling in Islam regarding this?
A: It is obligatory for one who swears two contradictory oaths to fulfill one of them and break the other, and to expiate for the one he broke with the expiation of a single oath, which is: feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a believing slave; if he does not find the means, he must fast for three days; based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:89] the verse. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: What is the ruling in Islam for one who swears an oath that is contradicted by another oath in
the same time, for example: I swear that I will go to a certain place, then I swear another oath that I will not go to it, so what is the ruling in Islam regarding this?
A: It is obligatory for one who swears two contradictory oaths to fulfill one of them and break the other, and to expiate for the one he broke with the expiation of a single oath, which is: feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a believing slave; if he does not find the means, he must fast for three days; based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
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. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn
لاَ يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يُؤَاخِذُكُمْ بِمَا عَقَّدْتُمُ الأَيْمَانَ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ذَلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَانِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ
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