Is there an expiation for breaking a covenant with Allah the Exalted?
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Question:
Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: If I make a covenant with Allah the Exalted regarding something, such as saying, "I covenant with Allah that I will not do this thing," and then I break that covenant, is there an expiation for that?
Answer:
Yes, this is an oath. A covenant is an oath. So if you covenant with Allah not to do something and then you do it, it is obligatory for you to perform the expiation, if you did it intentionally. But if you did it while forgetting or under compulsion, there is no expiation on you. Yes.
Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: If I make a covenant with Allah the Exalted regarding something, such as saying, "I covenant with Allah that I will not do this thing," and then I break that covenant, is there an expiation for that?
Answer:
Yes, this is an oath. A covenant is an oath. So if you covenant with Allah not to do something and then you do it, it is obligatory for you to perform the expiation, if you did it intentionally. But if you did it while forgetting or under compulsion, there is no expiation on you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2044- 4717] هل في نقض العهد مع الله تعالى كفارة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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