Explanation of the author's statement: "And he is obligated to pay the expiation for an oath if he does it"
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The Shaykh : He said "And he is obligated to pay the expiation for an oath if he does it", which is clear. If he does not do it, he owes nothing. Now, if a man says, "I am a Jew or a Christian or a Zoroastrian if I do such and such."
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And he did it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : One person says to another, "Come, so-and-so, let us go with us to visit so-and-so." He says, "I am a Jew if I visit him." He says, "If I visit him, I am a Jew or a Christian or a disavower of Islam or a communist." Yes, what do we say?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What is its ruling?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Is the ruling that of an oath, or is repentance sufficient?
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : Repentance is sufficient.
The Shaykh : You differ just as the scholars differ, from your hearts. Yes, some scholars say its ruling is the ruling of an oath because these matters are disliked in their view, and therefore they equate doing this thing with their dislike of it to their dislike of being a Jew or a Christian or a communist or the like. Accordingly, its ruling is the ruling of prohibition, specifically the prohibition of a permissible act, so he is obligated to pay the expiation for an oath. This is the well-known position in the school of jurisprudence, and it is narrated from Ibn 'Umar and others of the Salaf. Some scholars said that he does not owe an expiation because this is not an oath and is not in the meaning of what was transmitted regarding oaths. However, the correct view is that its ruling is the ruling of an oath. Yes, then he said "Chapter".
The questioner : Is repentance obligatory, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Is repentance also [required]?
The Shaykh : No, it is not, because we say, "Do it or do not do it, I am a disbeliever." He did not intend to enter the religion of Judaism or Christianity.
The questioner : A hadith was reportedAl-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 40:19 to the effect of this.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Correct, this is correct. This is if he said it as a statement. But this person did not intend that statement; he intended to abstain.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And he did it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : One person says to another, "Come, so-and-so, let us go with us to visit so-and-so." He says, "I am a Jew if I visit him." He says, "If I visit him, I am a Jew or a Christian or a disavower of Islam or a communist." Yes, what do we say?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What is its ruling?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Is the ruling that of an oath, or is repentance sufficient?
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : Repentance is sufficient.
The Shaykh : You differ just as the scholars differ, from your hearts. Yes, some scholars say its ruling is the ruling of an oath because these matters are disliked in their view, and therefore they equate doing this thing with their dislike of it to their dislike of being a Jew or a Christian or a communist or the like. Accordingly, its ruling is the ruling of prohibition, specifically the prohibition of a permissible act, so he is obligated to pay the expiation for an oath. This is the well-known position in the school of jurisprudence, and it is narrated from Ibn 'Umar and others of the Salaf. Some scholars said that he does not owe an expiation because this is not an oath and is not in the meaning of what was transmitted regarding oaths. However, the correct view is that its ruling is the ruling of an oath. Yes, then he said "Chapter".
The questioner : Is repentance obligatory, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Is repentance also [required]?
The Shaykh : No, it is not, because we say, "Do it or do not do it, I am a disbeliever." He did not intend to enter the religion of Judaism or Christianity.
The questioner : A hadith was reported
Whoever says, "I am a disavower of Islam"
من قال أنا بريء من الإسلامThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Correct, this is correct. This is if he said it as a statement. But this person did not intend that statement; he intended to abstain.