I have made many mistakes in my fasting. I hope that Allah will forgive me and accept my repentance. What is the expiation for the lies I have told?
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The questioner : A female questioner says: “May the Shaykh be respected. I have made many mistakes in my fasting. I hope that Allah will forgive me and accept my repentance. What is the expiation for the lies I have told? And what is the expiation for swearing falsely by Allah? I have sworn heavy oaths regarding specific matters and then contradicted these oaths. I want to repent and make expiation for these oaths, but I do not remember how many oaths I made. May Allah reward you with good.”
The Shaykh : Answer: This question includes several matters:
First: Many mistakes in her fasting. What is the way out? The way out is repentance to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). A person must feel remorse, be emotionally affected, and resolve not to return to it. If one repents to Allah, Allah says:[Az-Zumar 39:53]. Whatever sin you repent from, Allah will forgive you. As for the oaths you swore and broke, but you do not know how many there were, you take the lesser number. You take the lesser number. For example, if you estimate it to be either ten or twenty, how do you count it? Ten, because the original state is the purity of one’s conscience. She is not required to make expiation for what she does not know was obligatory upon her. Yes.
The Shaykh : Answer: This question includes several matters:
First: Many mistakes in her fasting. What is the way out? The way out is repentance to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). A person must feel remorse, be emotionally affected, and resolve not to return to it. If one repents to Allah, Allah says:
