What is the ruling in the religion regarding a person who swears an oath not to eat something or not to go to a place, and then eats that thing or goes to the place?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner: May I ask a question, my brother?
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner: What is the ruling in the religion, for example, if a person swears an oath or swears not to eat something or not to go to a certain place, and then he eats that thing or goes to the place he swore about, or...
The Shaykh: What was his oath? What was the wording of the oath?
The questioner: For example, "No, by Allah, I will not eat this thing," or "I will not go to this place," or "I will not attend this thing," like that.
The Shaykh: Okay, and then he ate and attended?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: So he owes the expiation for an oath?
The questioner: What is the expiation for an oath?
The Shaykh: Feeding ten poor people. Feeding them with food, not dirhams or dinars. Feeding ten poor people, each poor person once. Either the one who swore eats with his family, do you understand?
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner: May I ask a question, my brother?
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner: What is the ruling in the religion, for example, if a person swears an oath or swears not to eat something or not to go to a certain place, and then he eats that thing or goes to the place he swore about, or...
The Shaykh: What was his oath? What was the wording of the oath?
The questioner: For example, "No, by Allah, I will not eat this thing," or "I will not go to this place," or "I will not attend this thing," like that.
The Shaykh: Okay, and then he ate and attended?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: So he owes the expiation for an oath?
The questioner: What is the expiation for an oath?
The Shaykh: Feeding ten poor people. Feeding them with food, not dirhams or dinars. Feeding ten poor people, each poor person once. Either the one who swore eats with his family, do you understand?
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
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