The ruling on eating game for one who swore not to hunt it or eat it
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Question:
Our brother asks and says: I swore on the mushaf, and I swore by Allah that I would not hunt any bird or animal. I said: If I hunt any of them, its meat is forbidden for me. After some time passed, I returned to hunting and ate its meat. Is the meat forbidden for me? And what do I do if there is an expiation?
Answer:
This is a false oath; it is not to be relied upon, and it does not make the lawful forbidden. You must pay the expiation for the oath. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 3784Sahih (Darussalam) It is agreed upon that it is authentic.
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6718 So you must pay the expiation for the oath, and there is no harm in eating the game, and in hunting the game that Allah has made lawful. There is no prohibition on you in that, and your oath was false. Yes.
Our brother asks and says: I swore on the mushaf, and I swore by Allah that I would not hunt any bird or animal. I said: If I hunt any of them, its meat is forbidden for me. After some time passed, I returned to hunting and ate its meat. Is the meat forbidden for me? And what do I do if there is an expiation?
Answer:
This is a false oath; it is not to be relied upon, and it does not make the lawful forbidden. You must pay the expiation for the oath. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If you swear an oath, then you see something better than it, then offer expiation for your oath, and do that which is better.
إذا حلفت على يمين فرأيت غيرها خيرًا منها فكفر عن يمينك وائت الذي هو خيرAnd he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
By Allah, Allah willing, if I ever take an oath, and then see that another is better than the first, I make expiration for my (dissolved) oath, and do what is better and make expiration.
إني والله إن شاء الله لا أحلف على يمين فأرى غيرها خيرًا منها إلا كفرت عن يميني وأتيت الذي هو خير
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