Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: {Allah does not hold you accountable for idle oaths...}

Question:
The questioner from Sudan, al-Sadiq Awadh, says: I am asking about the noble verse: [Al-Ma'idah: 89]?

Answer:
Yes, the matter is as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: Allah does not hold you accountable for idle oaths. An oath that slips off the tongue without intention, such as "By Allah," or "No, by Allah," or "Yes, by Allah," said without intent during conversation, like "So-and-so did this... and so-and-so did that... by Allah, so-and-so did this, and so-and-so did that... so-and-so traveled... so-and-so came," all without intention; there is no expiation for this.
As for when one intends the oath, meaning he makes it deliberately, then he is held accountable for it; because Allah said: [Al-Ma'idah: 89] In the other verse: [Al-Baqarah: 225] So if one intends the oath, he is held accountable for it. If he says, "By Allah, I did not travel... by Allah, I did not do such-and-such," he is held accountable for his oath if he is lying, and he bears the sin. And if he says, "By Allah, I will certainly do such-and-such," and he did not do it, he owes an expiation... "By Allah, I will not speak to so-and-so," and then he spoke to him, he owes an expiation, if he made it deliberately and intended it. This is from the workings of the hearts. So if he says, "By Allah, I will not visit so-and-so," and then he visited him, he owes an oath expiation. If he says, "By Allah, I will not speak to so-and-so," and he intended it, and then he spoke to him, he owes an expiation.
As for when it slips off his tongue, and he did not intend it, without intention, then this is from the idle oaths.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.