What is the ruling on saying: “By the forbidden, you will eat at my place” or “By the forbidden, my wife will go to your relatives,” and what is its expiation?
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The questioner : Our Shaykh, may Allah bless you, a question is being asked about a word that people use, which is like an oath. For example, they say, “By the forbidden, do not have lunch at my place,” or “By the forbidden, do not go on your errand,” or to his wife, “By the forbidden, do not go to your relatives.” This word is used to prevent certain things. Is this word known among the terms as an oath, such that if it is broken or not broken, does it carry the expiation of an oath, or is it something else? May Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : It is so; it is an oath, and its expiation is the expiation of an oath. This is a well-known and explicit statement from Ibn Abbas that swearing by the forbidden is an oath, and its expiation is the expiation of an oath. The verse that says[At-Tahrim 66:1] was revealed in the context of the verse regarding the expiation of an oath.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, therefore the phrase you are quoting now means that he is forbidding something that is lawful. So if he breaks the oath, the expiation is required of him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, wipe your faces.
The Shaykh : But I see that the situation is not normal.
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The Shaykh : I mean ... whose followers are you, I mean?
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The Shaykh : It is so; it is an oath, and its expiation is the expiation of an oath. This is a well-known and explicit statement from Ibn Abbas that swearing by the forbidden is an oath, and its expiation is the expiation of an oath. The verse that says
O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you
يا أيها النبي لم تحرم ما أحل الله لكThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, therefore the phrase you are quoting now means that he is forbidding something that is lawful. So if he breaks the oath, the expiation is required of him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, wipe your faces.
The Shaykh : But I see that the situation is not normal.
Another questioner: ...
The Shaykh : I mean ... whose followers are you, I mean?
The questioner : We would like ... we are requesting, we would like a meeting.
The Shaykh : ... but we