A vow that is treated as an oath is treated as an oath
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Fatwa number ( 17192 )
Q: I am a woman, fifty years old, and I have a condition of very high blood pressure. We have sheep, and one day a misunderstanding occurred between me and my husband. My husband and I are always angry at these sheep. My husband says, “You do not give the sheep feed, and you do not milk the sheep,” while I am the one who milks the sheep and feeds them. Then I had a dispute with the aforementioned husband, and during the anger I swore an oath: “By Allah, then by Allah, I will no longer milk these sheep, and I will no longer feed them, and if I return to milking them or feeding them, I will fast two consecutive months.” After a period of time, I returned to milking these sheep
and feeding them, because there is no one to milk them and feed them other than me. Please inform us, may Allah reward you, and may He magnify your reward: Do I fast the two months that I obligated upon myself, or how do I act regarding the oath I swore? May Allah reward you with good?
A: You must pay the expiation for an oath, because this vow is treated as an oath. The expiation is: feeding ten poor people from the middle of your food, giving each poor person half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of wheat or rice or other, or cooked food sufficient for the lunch or dinner of ten poor people, or clothing for ten poor people, or freeing a believing slave. If you are unable to do so, fast three days. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: I am a woman, fifty years old, and I have a condition of very high blood pressure. We have sheep, and one day a misunderstanding occurred between me and my husband. My husband and I are always angry at these sheep. My husband says, “You do not give the sheep feed, and you do not milk the sheep,” while I am the one who milks the sheep and feeds them. Then I had a dispute with the aforementioned husband, and during the anger I swore an oath: “By Allah, then by Allah, I will no longer milk these sheep, and I will no longer feed them, and if I return to milking them or feeding them, I will fast two consecutive months.” After a period of time, I returned to milking these sheep
and feeding them, because there is no one to milk them and feed them other than me. Please inform us, may Allah reward you, and may He magnify your reward: Do I fast the two months that I obligated upon myself, or how do I act regarding the oath I swore? May Allah reward you with good?
A: You must pay the expiation for an oath, because this vow is treated as an oath. The expiation is: feeding ten poor people from the middle of your food, giving each poor person half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of wheat or rice or other, or cooked food sufficient for the lunch or dinner of ten poor people, or clothing for ten poor people, or freeing a believing slave. If you are unable to do so, fast three days. 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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