The Obligation Regarding Breaking a Covenant with Allah the Exalted
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling if one makes a covenant with Allah regarding something and then breaks that covenant? And likewise, if one makes a covenant with a person and then breaks it, what is the ruling in this case?
Answer:
A covenant is an oath. So if you covenant with Allah to do something or not to do it, this is an oath. If you violate it, you must pay the expiation. Likewise, if you covenant with a person and break it, this is an oath; you swore to this person. A covenant is an oath. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling if one makes a covenant with Allah regarding something and then breaks that covenant? And likewise, if one makes a covenant with a person and then breaks it, what is the ruling in this case?
Answer:
A covenant is an oath. So if you covenant with Allah to do something or not to do it, this is an oath. If you violate it, you must pay the expiation. Likewise, if you covenant with a person and break it, this is an oath; you swore to this person. A covenant is an oath. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2497 -2802] الواجب في نقض العهد مع الله تعالى - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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