Expiation for Repeated Oaths
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Question:
I have sworn many oaths repeatedly. I am always swearing, for example: I do not want to go to work today, or I do not want to go to the preparation class. I do not apply the penalty for an oath and I keep doing this. It has happened to me many times; I do not know how many times, and I am continuing in this state. What is the penalty? Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
Answer: Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: (Allah does not hold you accountable for idle oaths, but He holds you accountable for oaths you deliberately make). So if you intend the oath, it is established, and if you go against it, you owe an expiation. But if it slips from your tongue without you intending to make the oath, there is nothing wrong with that; this is an idle oath, and you owe no expiation for it.
I have sworn many oaths repeatedly. I am always swearing, for example: I do not want to go to work today, or I do not want to go to the preparation class. I do not apply the penalty for an oath and I keep doing this. It has happened to me many times; I do not know how many times, and I am continuing in this state. What is the penalty? Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
Answer: Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: (Allah does not hold you accountable for idle oaths, but He holds you accountable for oaths you deliberately make). So if you intend the oath, it is established, and if you go against it, you owe an expiation. But if it slips from your tongue without you intending to make the oath, there is nothing wrong with that; this is an idle oath, and you owe no expiation for it.
Source
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