The Ruling on Repeatedly Swearing by Allah and Pronouncing Divorce Along with Repeated Sin

Question:
This questioner says: A person used to commit some sins and would repent after committing them. He would commit some sins and then repent after committing those sins, and he would swear by Allah that he would not return to those sins. Sometimes he would swear by prayer. He would abstain from those sins for a period and then return to committing them again. So the question is: What is the ruling on his repeated swearing by Allah, and what is the ruling on his pronouncing divorce, given that he pronounced divorce more than three times?

Answer:
It is obligatory for the Muslim to repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic from every sin with sincere repentance. If he repents to Allah with sincere repentance and a good intention, then Allah will grant him success and help him. There is no need for swearing or pronouncing divorce; rather, he should turn to Allah without swearing and without pronouncing divorce, because swearing by Allah or swearing by prayer leads to a problem. There is no need for this. He is being severe with himself through these oaths.
But since the matter has occurred and he has sworn, he owes the expiation for an oath. If he swears by Allah to leave a sin and then commits it, the expiation for an oath is due on him. Likewise, if he pronounces divorce with the intention of restraining himself from that thing, and he did not intend to divorce his wife but rather intended to restrain himself and emphasize his commitment to himself, then this divorce is treated like an oath according to the correct opinion of the scholars. It is treated like an oath, and the expiation for an oath releases it, just like an oath by Allah the Exalted and Majestic. It is the expiation for an oath. There is an expiation for an oath due on him, unless he intended to divorce his wife, in which case the divorce takes effect. But if he did not intend to divorce his wife with it, but rather intended to restrain himself from that thing and emphasize his abstention, and then his self and Shaytan overcame him and he committed that thing, he owes the expiation for an oath, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: This is general for all oaths, and it includes the oath of divorce. This is the correct opinion of the scholars in this issue. But as I mentioned, the questioner should seek forgiveness from Allah without an oath and without divorce. And if he repents to Allah with sincere repentance, Allah will help him and keep him away from these sins.