If one swears not to speak to a certain person, but then speaks to him in anger, does he break his oath?
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The questioner : He swore not to speak to a certain person, but then spoke to him in anger, and he did not...
The Shaykh : And he did not what?
The questioner : He had no intention... he only spoke to him in anger; he had sworn not to speak to him.
The Shaykh : And what was his intention?
The questioner : He did not intend it.
The Shaykh : That is all.
The questioner : ... in anger...
The Shaykh : Yes, it depends on his intention. If his intention was not to speak to him with contentment, then words of reprimand and anger do not break the oath, even if it was in anger. This is why Allah, Mighty and Majestic, speaks to the people of the Fire, saying:[Al-Mu'minun 23:108], even though Allah does not speak to them, nor look at them, nor purify them, meaning He does not speak to them with words of mercy.
The questioner : ... custom is given precedence in this, but he... speaks to someone...
The Shaykh : They greet each other, meaning.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... he was able to do it.
The Shaykh : What? I do not know, by Allah. What do you say?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Meaning he said, "By Allah, I will not speak to this man."
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In any case, if this was anger, praise be to Allah, it was not...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, we proceed with that. Yes? You... before him? Yes? Come on?
The questioner : We qualified the oath with soundness; if we qualify the oath...
The Shaykh : with what prevents soundness.
The questioner : with what prevents soundness.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : And he did not what?
The questioner : He had no intention... he only spoke to him in anger; he had sworn not to speak to him.
The Shaykh : And what was his intention?
The questioner : He did not intend it.
The Shaykh : That is all.
The questioner : ... in anger...
The Shaykh : Yes, it depends on his intention. If his intention was not to speak to him with contentment, then words of reprimand and anger do not break the oath, even if it was in anger. This is why Allah, Mighty and Majestic, speaks to the people of the Fire, saying:
Remain despised therein and do not speak to Me.
اخسؤوا فيها ولا تُكلّمونThe questioner : ... custom is given precedence in this, but he... speaks to someone...
The Shaykh : They greet each other, meaning.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... he was able to do it.
The Shaykh : What? I do not know, by Allah. What do you say?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Meaning he said, "By Allah, I will not speak to this man."
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In any case, if this was anger, praise be to Allah, it was not...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, we proceed with that. Yes? You... before him? Yes? Come on?
The questioner : We qualified the oath with soundness; if we qualify the oath...
The Shaykh : with what prevents soundness.
The questioner : with what prevents soundness.
The Shaykh : Yes.