What is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “Your oath is based on what your companion believes to be true,” and in another narration: “The oath is based on the intention of the one who is asked to swear”?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. What is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “Your oath is based on what your companion believes to be true”? And in another narration: .

Answer:
Its meaning is clear: if a person swears an oath to his opponent, or to one who is demanding something from him or asking him about something, and he swears in order to end the dispute or to remove the accusation from himself, then the oath is based on what his companion believes to be true, not on what he intends in his heart. For in that case, if he swears to his opponent without the opponent accusing him of anything or charging him with anything, and he swears to deny it in order to clear his conscience, but he is not truthful in this oath and intends the opposite of its apparent meaning, then he is being aggressive. Because in this situation, the oath is based on what his companion believes to be true, not on what he himself perceives. Thus, this would be lying and injustice for which a person is held accountable. Yes.