A man who swears often: if he breaks his oath, does he start with the action and then the expiation, or the other way around?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. A man who swears often.
The Shaykh : Often with what?
The questioner : Swearing.
The Shaykh : Swearing.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Meaning he cannot control himself; he is always swearing.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : In everything. So, if he breaks his oath, does he start with the action for which he swore, or does he start with the expiation?
The Shaykh : First, regarding one who swears often, we must say: does this come from his tongue without intention?
The questioner : He says it like that.
The Shaykh : If it is without intention, there is no expiation, because this is from the idle oaths, and Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:89] But if it is with intention, we forbid him from this, because Allah said: And some of the exegetes said that its meaning is: do not swear often. And Allah the Exalted indicated the dislike of that in His saying: [Al-Qalam 68:10] meaning: one who swears often. But he must make expiation. If the thing sworn upon is one thing and the oaths are repeated, he owes one expiation. If the things sworn upon are multiple and the oaths are multiple, he owes an expiation for each action. He may do the action before making expiation, and he may make expiation before doing the action. If he makes expiation before doing the action, this expiation is called a release. If he does the action and then makes expiation, it is an expiation. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No one is there.
The Shaykh : Often with what?
The questioner : Swearing.
The Shaykh : Swearing.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Meaning he cannot control himself; he is always swearing.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : In everything. So, if he breaks his oath, does he start with the action for which he swore, or does he start with the expiation?
The Shaykh : First, regarding one who swears often, we must say: does this come from his tongue without intention?
The questioner : He says it like that.
The Shaykh : If it is without intention, there is no expiation, because this is from the idle oaths, and Allah the Exalted said:
Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths
لا يُؤَاخِذُكُمْ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يُؤَاخِذُكُمْ بِمَا عَقَّدْتُمْ الأَيْمَانَAnd keep your oaths
وَاحْفَظُوا أَيْمَانَكُمْAnd do not obey every worthless habitual swearer
وَلا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلاَّفٍ مَهِينٍThe questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No one is there.