Regarding the topic of oaths, I will give you this example to clarify whether an expiation is required of me or not.

The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : Regarding the topic of oaths, I will give you this example to clarify whether an expiation is required of me or not: I swore to my wife that a certain item, which is a specific thing, would not enter my house. After a short time, I brought this item into my house. The question is: Is an expiation required of me, or what should I do?

The Shaykh : Yes, this depends on your intention. If you said, "By Allah, do not bring this thing in," and your intention was that she not bring it in today, but she brought it in tomorrow, then no expiation is required of you. However, if your intention was that she never bring it in, then whenever she brings it in, the expiation becomes obligatory upon you. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: So the reference is to the intention of the one who swears. Similarly, if it was his intention, "By Allah, do not enter my house," and his intention was that she should not enter without his permission, and then he gave her permission afterwards, then no expiation is required of him. The important point is that the reference in oaths is to the intention. Yes.