The Ruling on an Unintentional Oath
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, a woman frequently swears oaths to her children, saying, "By Allah, three times," that if they do not do such-and-such, she will tell their father. She is in a state of anger, not severe. Does she owe an expiation? And what is it?
Answer:
An unintentional oath is mere idle talk. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:225] So if a person swears without any intention, and the words of the oath slip from his tongue without intent, then nothing is required of them. [Al-Ma'idah 5:89] meaning, you intended to make it binding. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, a woman frequently swears oaths to her children, saying, "By Allah, three times," that if they do not do such-and-such, she will tell their father. She is in a state of anger, not severe. Does she owe an expiation? And what is it?
Answer:
An unintentional oath is mere idle talk. Allah the Exalted said:
Allah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths
لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْAllah 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 الْأَيْمَانَ
Source
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