The ruling on the expiation for an oath taken in a moment of anger
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: If a person swears an oath in a moment of anger, then retracts his decision, is the expiation waived for him?
Answer:
If his anger reaches the point where he cannot comprehend what he is saying, then he owes no expiation, because it was not of his own volition. However, if his anger did not reach the level of losing consciousness—ordinary anger—he is required to pay the expiation, meaning if he breaks his oath. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: If a person swears an oath in a moment of anger, then retracts his decision, is the expiation waived for him?
Answer:
If his anger reaches the point where he cannot comprehend what he is saying, then he owes no expiation, because it was not of his own volition. However, if his anger did not reach the level of losing consciousness—ordinary anger—he is required to pay the expiation, meaning if he breaks his oath. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/010 — archive.org (17:51)
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