Breaking an Oath
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 4053 )
Q1: I have a son, and one day I got angry with him and swore an oath that I would make a truth about him that people would see, or hear about, out of
intense anger. Eventually, my son confessed to his sin and I forgave him. Is there anything required of me in this, and what is the ruling?
A1: You have broken your oath, so you owe the expiation for an oath, which Allah mentioned in His saying, 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.
Q1: I have a son, and one day I got angry with him and swore an oath that I would make a truth about him that people would see, or hear about, out of
intense anger. Eventually, my son confessed to his sin and I forgave him. Is there anything required of me in this, and what is the ruling?
A1: You have broken your oath, so you owe the expiation for an oath, which Allah mentioned in His saying, 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. But guard your oaths
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 وَاحْفَظُوا أَيْمَانَكُمْ
Source
www.alifta.gov.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.