What is the ruling on one who swore by divorce not to enter his relative's house and then regretted it?
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The questioner : Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), I have a relative who had problems between him and his wife that reached, I mean, serious problems. So when I advised him, because he is my relative, he said to me after I advised him, "Do you know, for example, the door?" I said, "Yes, I know the door." I mean, what he intended was to expel me from his place, from the house. And we were in his father's house, I mean, it is not his house. I remained silent as if nothing had happened. But after a period of time, it became clear to me from another person that he said, "I did not understand his intention, and I did not understand anything from his words." So I said to this person, and I was in a state of anger, I mean, how am I coming to advise him and in the end he responds to me with these words? And I was silent, hoping for reward from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So in this state of anger, I swore my oath. Now I regret it. I told my children that I will not enter his house, I mean, his house, not his father's house. I will not enter his house unless this problem between him and his wife is resolved and ended, and he returns to his wife. And I regret this oath, to the extent that he is my relative, I mean, surely one day he must enter my house.
The Shaykh : First, may Allah reward you. I advise you not to swear.
The questioner : Yes, it came out of me involuntarily.
The Shaykh : Do not swear by divorce. As for the one who has sworn, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 2679 And as for resolving your problem that has occurred now, with repentance, you must pay the expiation for an oath by feeding ten poor people, ten kilograms of rice, one kilogram for each person. And we hope that Allah will forgive you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, that settles it. Yes.
The Shaykh : First, may Allah reward you. I advise you not to swear.
The questioner : Yes, it came out of me involuntarily.
The Shaykh : Do not swear by divorce. As for the one who has sworn, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah or remain silent.
من كان حالفا فليحلف بالله أو ليصمتThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, that settles it. Yes.
