What is the ruling on swearing an oath regarding something one does not own?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on a person swearing an oath regarding something he does not own?
The Shaykh : For example?
The questioner : For example, Abdullah swears that he will give Khalid money with Nasser, another person, that Abdullah will take the money from Nasser?
The Shaykh : Meaning he said to Abdullah: By Allah, you will take the money from so-and-so.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But he did not take it.
The questioner : If you do it, O Abdullah, then you will take the money from Nasser.
The Shaykh : A wage?
The questioner : No, it is not a wage; he did not swear to it.
The Shaykh : I did not imagine this.
The questioner : Now, Khalid has no money, and he swore that Abdullah would take the money from Khalid.
The Shaykh : Are there three of them or two?
The questioner : There are three of them: the person who swore swore that Abdullah would take the money from Khalid.
The Shaykh : Did he take it or not?
The questioner : No, he did not take it.
The Shaykh : He owes the expiation for an oath. The one who swore owes the expiation for an oath, which is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. Whoever cannot find the means to do so must fast for three days.
The Shaykh : For example?
The questioner : For example, Abdullah swears that he will give Khalid money with Nasser, another person, that Abdullah will take the money from Nasser?
The Shaykh : Meaning he said to Abdullah: By Allah, you will take the money from so-and-so.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But he did not take it.
The questioner : If you do it, O Abdullah, then you will take the money from Nasser.
The Shaykh : A wage?
The questioner : No, it is not a wage; he did not swear to it.
The Shaykh : I did not imagine this.
The questioner : Now, Khalid has no money, and he swore that Abdullah would take the money from Khalid.
The Shaykh : Are there three of them or two?
The questioner : There are three of them: the person who swore swore that Abdullah would take the money from Khalid.
The Shaykh : Did he take it or not?
The questioner : No, he did not take it.
The Shaykh : He owes the expiation for an oath. The one who swore owes the expiation for an oath, which is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. Whoever cannot find the means to do so must fast for three days.