The obligation to act when one's companion says, "By Allah, I ask you"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If my companion says to me, "By Allah, I ask you, do such and such," am I required to do this?
Answer:
If the intention was to swear an oath, then he must fulfill his oath. But if he did not intend to swear an oath and it merely slipped from his tongue, then this is[Al-Baqarah 2:225].
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If my companion says to me, "By Allah, I ask you, do such and such," am I required to do this?
Answer:
If the intention was to swear an oath, then he must fulfill his oath. But if he did not intend to swear an oath and it merely slipped from his tongue, then this is
Allah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths
لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الصلح عن دم العمد بأكثر من الدية وأقل — islamhouse.com (1:08:16)
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