The ruling on one who swears an oath to do something and then does it
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Question: I once swore, out of anger, that I would not have intercourse with my wife for a certain number of days, but I did have intercourse with her before the period was over. What is your guidance?
Answer: You owe the expiation for an oath, as was mentioned in the previous question. If a person swears an oath regarding a future matter, such as saying, "By Allah, I will not have intercourse with my wife for two or three days," and then breaks his oath, he owes the expiation for an oath. This is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. If he is unable to do so, he must fast for three days.
The meaning is that he expiates by feeding ten poor people; that is, he provides them with dinner or breakfast, or gives them food, with each person receiving half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg); that is, approximately one and a half kilograms of dates, rice, wheat, or other staple food of the country.
Or he clothes them with a garment that is sufficient for them in prayer, such as a shirt, or an izar and a rida, or he fasts for three days. This is the expiation for an oath, as Allah has explicitly stated in His great Book, where He, the Exalted, said: [Al-Ma'idah: 89].
Answer: You owe the expiation for an oath, as was mentioned in the previous question. If a person swears an oath regarding a future matter, such as saying, "By Allah, I will not have intercourse with my wife for two or three days," and then breaks his oath, he owes the expiation for an oath. This is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. If he is unable to do so, he must fast for three days.
The meaning is that he expiates by feeding ten poor people; that is, he provides them with dinner or breakfast, or gives them food, with each person receiving half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg); that is, approximately one and a half kilograms of dates, rice, wheat, or other staple food of the country.
Or he clothes them with a garment that is sufficient for them in prayer, such as a shirt, or an izar and a rida, or he fasts for three days. This is the expiation for an oath, as Allah has explicitly stated in His great Book, where He, 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. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful.
لاَ يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ الأَيْمَانَ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ذَلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَانِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ وَاحْفَظُواْ أَيْمَانَكُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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