What is idle talk in oaths, and is saying "By Allah" considered an oath?
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The questioner : Hello, yes, peace be upon you. Peace be upon you. If the Honorable Shaykh says only "By Allah" and does not add "the Great," they say that this is idle talk, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Righteous, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. No, that is not correct.
The questioner : It is not correct.
The Shaykh : An oath is an oath, whether one says "By Allah the Great" or says "By Allah." The criterion is what is in the heart: did he intend the oath or not? If he did not intend it and it merely slipped from his tongue without purpose, then this is the idle oath for which there is no expiation. If he intended it, then there is an expiation, provided the known conditions among the scholars are met. Yes.
The questioner : She says, O Shaykh, if I did not say "if Allah wills" and it was my intention to accomplish this matter.
The Shaykh : Meaning, if she did not do it, she has broken her oath, and the expiation is obligatory upon her, and it is easy, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : ten poor people, one kilogram for each poor person,[Al-Ma'idah 5:89] consecutively,
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, it is easy.
The presenter : Thank you, thank you, thank you to the sister questioner, and thank you to the Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Righteous, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. No, that is not correct.
The questioner : It is not correct.
The Shaykh : An oath is an oath, whether one says "By Allah the Great" or says "By Allah." The criterion is what is in the heart: did he intend the oath or not? If he did not intend it and it merely slipped from his tongue without purpose, then this is the idle oath for which there is no expiation. If he intended it, then there is an expiation, provided the known conditions among the scholars are met. Yes.
The questioner : She says, O Shaykh, if I did not say "if Allah wills" and it was my intention to accomplish this matter.
The Shaykh : Meaning, if she did not do it, she has broken her oath, and the expiation is obligatory upon her, and it is easy, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : ten poor people, one kilogram for each poor person,
from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days
مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍThe questioner : Praise be to Allah, it is easy.
The presenter : Thank you, thank you, thank you to the sister questioner, and thank you to the Honorable Shaykh.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2144- ما هو لغو الحديث وهل من قال والله تعتبر يمين/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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