One Who Swears to Abstain from Something and Then Does It
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If a person swears to abstain from something forbidden and then returns to doing it, there is no disagreement that he is obligated to pay the expiation. But does he have to pay the expiation every time he returns to doing that forbidden act? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
First: This questioner answered himself and cited the consensus on this matter.Where he said: There is no disagreement. It is not proper etiquette for a person who submits a question to a scholar to jump ahead with the answer. If he already has the answer, what is the benefit?! So it is proper etiquette to say: What do you say, so-and-so! There is such-and-such, and that is what settles it. This is very important regarding etiquette with the one being asked. Do you know how Jibril (peace be upon him) sat when he came to ask the Messenger of Allah about Islam, faith, and excellence in worship? In any case, the correct view in our opinion is that a person is excused by ignorance, even if you missed this point.
I say: If a person swears not to do something and then does it, he must pay the expiation for a broken oath: feeding ten poor people, clothing them, or freeing a slave. If he cannot find the means to do so, he must fast for three days. When he breaks the oath, the oath is dissolved as if he had not sworn it. However, we do not grant him a dispensation to commit the sin; rather, he must repent and not return to it.
First: This questioner answered himself and cited the consensus on this matter.Where he said: There is no disagreement. It is not proper etiquette for a person who submits a question to a scholar to jump ahead with the answer. If he already has the answer, what is the benefit?! So it is proper etiquette to say: What do you say, so-and-so! There is such-and-such, and that is what settles it. This is very important regarding etiquette with the one being asked. Do you know how Jibril (peace be upon him) sat when he came to ask the Messenger of Allah about Islam, faith, and excellence in worship? In any case, the correct view in our opinion is that a person is excused by ignorance, even if you missed this point.
I say: If a person swears not to do something and then does it, he must pay the expiation for a broken oath: feeding ten poor people, clothing them, or freeing a slave. If he cannot find the means to do so, he must fast for three days. When he breaks the oath, the oath is dissolved as if he had not sworn it. However, we do not grant him a dispensation to commit the sin; rather, he must repent and not return to it.