Is expiation obligatory when swearing an oath of honor?
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is expiation obligatory when breaking an oath of honor?
Answer:
An oath of honor? Yes. The majority of scholars hold that it is obligatory if you swear to a person that you will honor him, but he refuses. For example, if you say, "By Allah, you will sit here," intending to honor him, or "By Allah, you will come to my home," intending to honor him, and then you go back on it—he does not come and does not sit—then expiation is obligatory. Shaykh al-Islam says that it is not obligatory because the honor has already been achieved; you intended to honor him, and you did honor him. However, the majority hold that expiation is obligatory, and there is no doubt that this is the safer course. Yes.
A questioner asks: Is expiation obligatory when breaking an oath of honor?
Answer:
An oath of honor? Yes. The majority of scholars hold that it is obligatory if you swear to a person that you will honor him, but he refuses. For example, if you say, "By Allah, you will sit here," intending to honor him, or "By Allah, you will come to my home," intending to honor him, and then you go back on it—he does not come and does not sit—then expiation is obligatory. Shaykh al-Islam says that it is not obligatory because the honor has already been achieved; you intended to honor him, and you did honor him. However, the majority hold that expiation is obligatory, and there is no doubt that this is the safer course. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجب الكفارة عند الحلف في يمين الإكرام؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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