A woman swore that her son would not go to a certain place, but he went without knowing about her oath. Does she have to pay an expiation?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Our sister says: One day I was fasting a voluntary fast, and my husband ordered my son to bring a certain person. Out of fear for him, I swore that he would not go. He was sixteen years old and did not have a driver's license, but my husband insisted, so he went. My son says he did not know that I had sworn, otherwise he would not have gone. Do I have a sin upon me, and do I have to pay an expiation, or what do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you with good. I know that the organization takes one hundred riyals as an expiation for oaths. May Allah reward you with good. I do not know which organization she means, as she did not mention its name or its country. Shaykh Salih.
The Shaykh:
Perhaps she means the Relief Organization. Allah is the Prevailing. Yes, you must pay the expiation. If you swore that your son would not go, and then he went, the expiation becomes obligatory upon you. This is because if one swears to prevent someone over whom he has authority, such as his son, from doing something, and that person violates the oath, the expiation is obligatory upon the one who swore. However, she mentioned that her son did not know that she had sworn.
The questioner:
Yes, that is what she says.
The Shaykh:
Or that he did not intentionally violate the oath. In this case, she does not have to pay an expiation, as long as he did not know that she had sworn and did not intentionally violate the oath. In this case, she owes no expiation, and praise be to Allah. As for paying the expiation to the Relief Organization, that is not permissible.
The questioner:
You or most.
The Shaykh:
Because the requirement is that the one who owes the expiation pays it to the poor and needy in the country. They are more in need and more deserving of it. The organization, on the other hand, takes money. She also mentioned that she paid the money.
The questioner:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
Money does not suffice in place of food.
The questioner:
We seek help from Allah.
The Shaykh:
The organization also takes this money and puts it with other donations. It does not attend to it or deliver it to the ten poor people. It does not adhere to the specifications of the expiation. Rather, it collects these funds and donations, and we do not know about its other dealings. The result is that it does not pay it.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Our sister says: One day I was fasting a voluntary fast, and my husband ordered my son to bring a certain person. Out of fear for him, I swore that he would not go. He was sixteen years old and did not have a driver's license, but my husband insisted, so he went. My son says he did not know that I had sworn, otherwise he would not have gone. Do I have a sin upon me, and do I have to pay an expiation, or what do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you with good. I know that the organization takes one hundred riyals as an expiation for oaths. May Allah reward you with good. I do not know which organization she means, as she did not mention its name or its country. Shaykh Salih.
The Shaykh:
Perhaps she means the Relief Organization. Allah is the Prevailing. Yes, you must pay the expiation. If you swore that your son would not go, and then he went, the expiation becomes obligatory upon you. This is because if one swears to prevent someone over whom he has authority, such as his son, from doing something, and that person violates the oath, the expiation is obligatory upon the one who swore. However, she mentioned that her son did not know that she had sworn.
The questioner:
Yes, that is what she says.
The Shaykh:
Or that he did not intentionally violate the oath. In this case, she does not have to pay an expiation, as long as he did not know that she had sworn and did not intentionally violate the oath. In this case, she owes no expiation, and praise be to Allah. As for paying the expiation to the Relief Organization, that is not permissible.
The questioner:
You or most.
The Shaykh:
Because the requirement is that the one who owes the expiation pays it to the poor and needy in the country. They are more in need and more deserving of it. The organization, on the other hand, takes money. She also mentioned that she paid the money.
The questioner:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
Money does not suffice in place of food.
The questioner:
We seek help from Allah.
The Shaykh:
The organization also takes this money and puts it with other donations. It does not attend to it or deliver it to the ten poor people. It does not adhere to the specifications of the expiation. Rather, it collects these funds and donations, and we do not know about its other dealings. The result is that it does not pay it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4019- امرأة حلفت على ابنها ألا يذهب لمكان كذا، فذهب ولم يعلم عن يمينها، فهل عليها كفارة؟ — youtube.com
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