What is the ruling on fulfilling an oath?
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The questioner : The imam, it is obligatory, we say.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is a confirmed sunnah (recommended practice).
The questioner : This is what he spends.
The Shaykh : Spending in this manner may cause harm to the person. Then, as for these issues, if the need calls for it to be obligatory, such as if he swore that he would tell him, for example, who is trying to encroach upon his wealth or the like, then in this case we might say that it is obligatory.
The questioner : I was not in a dispute, and I...
The Shaykh : It was because it compels another to do what is incumbent upon him, and to close the door, so that every person who comes to someone does not say, "By Allah, you will tell me about such and such."
The Shaykh : No, no, it is a confirmed sunnah (recommended practice).
The questioner : This is what he spends.
The Shaykh : Spending in this manner may cause harm to the person. Then, as for these issues, if the need calls for it to be obligatory, such as if he swore that he would tell him, for example, who is trying to encroach upon his wealth or the like, then in this case we might say that it is obligatory.
The questioner : I was not in a dispute, and I...
The Shaykh : It was because it compels another to do what is incumbent upon him, and to close the door, so that every person who comes to someone does not say, "By Allah, you will tell me about such and such."
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3263 - 4600 ما حكم إبرار المقسم؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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