Expiation for an oath regarding something one does not own
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A person swore an oath regarding something he does not own. What is the ruling?The Shaykh: Like what?The questioner: For example, Abdullah swears that he will give Khalid money from Nasser, meaning that Abdullah will take the money from Nasser.
The Shaykh: That is, Abdullah said: "By Allah! You will surely take the money from so-and-so," but he did not take it.
The questioner: Yes.
As if he says: If you do this, O Abdullah, then you will take the money from Nasser.
The Shaykh: A wage?The questioner: It is something he swore to, not a wage.
The Shaykh: I did not understand this well.
The questioner: Now, Khalid has no money, so he swore that Abdullah would take the money from Khalid.
The Shaykh: Are there three people involved, or two?The questioner: There are three, and the person who swore swore that Abdullah would take the money from Khalid. What is the ruling here?The Shaykh: Did he take it or not?The questioner: He did not take it.
He owes the expiation for an oath. The one who swore owes the expiation for an oath, which is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. Whoever cannot find the means to do so must fast for three days.
The Shaykh: That is, Abdullah said: "By Allah! You will surely take the money from so-and-so," but he did not take it.
The questioner: Yes.
As if he says: If you do this, O Abdullah, then you will take the money from Nasser.
The Shaykh: A wage?The questioner: It is something he swore to, not a wage.
The Shaykh: I did not understand this well.
The questioner: Now, Khalid has no money, so he swore that Abdullah would take the money from Khalid.
The Shaykh: Are there three people involved, or two?The questioner: There are three, and the person who swore swore that Abdullah would take the money from Khalid. What is the ruling here?The Shaykh: Did he take it or not?The questioner: He did not take it.
He owes the expiation for an oath. The one who swore owes the expiation for an oath, which is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. Whoever cannot find the means to do so must fast for three days.