The Expiation for One Who Swears by Allah to Heal a Sick Person
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: If a person swears by Allah that he will cure a sick person, but the person does not recover and instead dies after a short period, does he have to make expiation for his oath?
The Shaykh:
If he swore by Allah, did he swear?
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. If a person swears by Allah that he will cure his sick person, but the person does not recover and instead dies after a short period, does he have to make expiation for his oath?
The Shaykh:
The scholars have stated that if a person swears regarding someone over whom he has authority, such as a father who swears regarding his son, and the son defies him, becoming affected by his oath and reacting to it, then he must make expiation. However, if he swears regarding someone who is not affected by his oath, then he owes no expiation, because his oath was not valid in the first place. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: If a person swears by Allah that he will cure a sick person, but the person does not recover and instead dies after a short period, does he have to make expiation for his oath?
The Shaykh:
If he swore by Allah, did he swear?
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. If a person swears by Allah that he will cure his sick person, but the person does not recover and instead dies after a short period, does he have to make expiation for his oath?
The Shaykh:
The scholars have stated that if a person swears regarding someone over whom he has authority, such as a father who swears regarding his son, and the son defies him, becoming affected by his oath and reacting to it, then he must make expiation. However, if he swears regarding someone who is not affected by his oath, then he owes no expiation, because his oath was not valid in the first place. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 26 — archive.org (31:29)
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