Expiation for a False Oath
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner, Maim Maim Kha, says: I have a brother who passed away about two years ago. He used to swear a lot; for example, he would swear that he would not do something, then he would go back on his word and do it. Does he owe an expiation?
Answer:
If one intends the oath, meaning if one intends to restrain oneself from that thing, and then does it willingly while remembering his oath, then the expiation becomes obligatory. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:89] meaning you intended to make it. As for an oath that passes over one's tongue without intention, that is the vain oath for which there is no expiation. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:225] Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner, Maim Maim Kha, says: I have a brother who passed away about two years ago. He used to swear a lot; for example, he would swear that he would not do something, then he would go back on his word and do it. Does he owe an expiation?
Answer:
If one intends the oath, meaning if one intends to restrain oneself from that thing, and then does it willingly while remembering his oath, then the expiation becomes obligatory. Allah the Exalted said:
but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths
وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ الْأَيْمَانَAllah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths
لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/015 — archive.org (3:36)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.