A man quarreled with his mother and swore an oath, “It is forbidden (haram) if I speak to my mother,” and then he spoke to her. Will his wife be divorced, and does he have to renew the marriage contract?

The Shaykh : A man quarreled with his mother and swore an oath, saying, “It is forbidden (haram) if I ever speak to my mother,” and then he spoke to her afterward. Has his wife been divorced or not? Does he have to write a new marriage contract or not? The man’s statement that it is forbidden (haram) is not a divorce; rather, it is an oath. So, the one who swore not to speak to his mother by saying “it is forbidden (haram),” and then spoke to her, has committed an oath violation, and no divorce has occurred. He must pay the expiation for an oath. For one who is able, it is feeding ten poor people; for one who is not able, it is fasting for three days. Yes.