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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on breaking an oath more than once?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I swore and affirmed by Allah the Great five times that I would do this matter tomorrow, and I was in a state of anger. I swore and affirmed by Allah the Great five times that I would do this matter tomorrow, and I was in a state of anger. On the second day, I regretted it and did not do the matter I had sworn to. So what is upon me now?

Answer:
It is not permissible to swear that one will do something that is not permissible, especially when he is angry. The expiation upon him is the expiation for an oath. It is not permissible for him to do the prohibited thing and then pay the expiation for the oath. One expiation is sufficient for all the repeated oaths; one is enough. As for anger, if it does not cause one to lose his mind, then its owner is held accountable. But if it causes one to lose his mind, so that he does not know what he is saying, then his oath is not established due to the lack of intention.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الحنث في اليمين أكثر من مرة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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