The Expiation for an Oath Made for the Sake of Generosity in Case of Breaking It
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: An oath made for the sake of generosity, is there an expiation for it or not?
Answer:
Yes, if you make an oath that a person will do something or not do it, and he goes against your oath, the expiation becomes obligatory upon you, because you have broken it. Yes. Whether you intended generosity or not, if you swore the oath, the expiation becomes obligatory upon you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: An oath made for the sake of generosity, is there an expiation for it or not?
Answer:
Yes, if you make an oath that a person will do something or not do it, and he goes against your oath, the expiation becomes obligatory upon you, because you have broken it. Yes. Whether you intended generosity or not, if you swore the oath, the expiation becomes obligatory upon you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، اللقاء الأسبوعي-21 من 32-لفضيلة الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان -حفظه الله- مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:42)
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