Asking Allah for something and not being given it, and the expiation for swearing an oath regarding someone else
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone asks Allah for something but the one asked does not give it to him, does he have to pay an expiation?
The Shaykh:
He does not have to pay an expiation, no, he does not have to pay an expiation. Yes.
The questioner:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it said during calamities, "There is no power and no strength except with Allah"?
The Shaykh:
If you swear that someone will not refrain or will not obey you, you do not have to pay an expiation if he disobeys you. It is only if you swear about someone you can influence, such as your son, over whom you have authority, that you are required to pay an expiation if he disobeys you. If the one over whom you have authority disobeys your oath, you are required to pay an expiation. As for the one over whom you have no authority, if he disobeys your oath, you do not have to pay an expiation because the condition of the oath was not established. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone asks Allah for something but the one asked does not give it to him, does he have to pay an expiation?
The Shaykh:
He does not have to pay an expiation, no, he does not have to pay an expiation. Yes.
The questioner:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it said during calamities, "There is no power and no strength except with Allah"?
The Shaykh:
If you swear that someone will not refrain or will not obey you, you do not have to pay an expiation if he disobeys you. It is only if you swear about someone you can influence, such as your son, over whom you have authority, that you are required to pay an expiation if he disobeys you. If the one over whom you have authority disobeys your oath, you are required to pay an expiation. As for the one over whom you have no authority, if he disobeys your oath, you do not have to pay an expiation because the condition of the oath was not established. Yes.
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شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب لا يُرد من سأل بالله إلى باب ما جاء في اللو — islamhouse.com (1:14:43)
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