Is a person’s saying, “I pledge to Allah not to do such-and-such,” considered an oath?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a person says, “I pledge to Allah the Exalted not to do this act in the future, if Allah wills,” and then he does it afterwards, is this an oath? And does he break it or not?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is an oath. Pledging to Allah and swearing by Allah, all of this is an oath. If he goes against his oath, he expiates it with the expiation for an oath. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
[At-Tawbah 9:75] Pledging to Allah means swearing. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a person says, “I pledge to Allah the Exalted not to do this act in the future, if Allah wills,” and then he does it afterwards, is this an oath? And does he break it or not?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is an oath. Pledging to Allah and swearing by Allah, all of this is an oath. If he goes against his oath, he expiates it with the expiation for an oath. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
And among them are those who made a covenant with Allah, [saying], "If He should give us from His bounty, we will surely spend in charity, and we will surely be among the righteous."
وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ عَاهَدَ اللَّهَ لَئِنْ آتَانَا مِن فَضْلِهِ لَنَصَّدَّقَنَّ وَلَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [269 -1024] هل قول الشخص: أعاهد الله على عدم فعل كذا؛ هل يعد هذا من اليمين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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