The Meaning of Breaking an Oath
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the author's (may Allah have mercy on him) statement, "If the one who swore an oath breaks it"? What is intended by this?
Answer:
Breaking an oath means going against the oath. For example, if one swears to do something and does not do it, that is breaking the oath. Or if one swears to leave something undone and does it, that is breaking the oath. In other words, going against the oath is breaking it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the author's (may Allah have mercy on him) statement, "If the one who swore an oath breaks it"? What is intended by this?
Answer:
Breaking an oath means going against the oath. For example, if one swears to do something and does not do it, that is breaking the oath. Or if one swears to leave something undone and does it, that is breaking the oath. In other words, going against the oath is breaking it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الجواب عما احتج به أهل الوسواس — islamhouse.com (58:27)
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