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Swearing by the Verses of Allaah: between prohibition and permissibility
What is the ruling on saying: "I swear by the Verses of Allaah"?.. More
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Channels of the expiation for breaking an oath
I have to feed ten needy people as expiation for breaking an oath, but I cannot find eligible recipients of the expiation in my country. I know that people here can afford food but some are burdened with debts or delayed taxes that are due or need to get married and cannot afford the costs or cannot pay the utility bills that are due and the like. What.. More
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Effects of swearing an oath on the Bible
Is it permissible to take an oath by the parts of the Bible that were not altered and distorted, as it is a Divine Book, just as we swear on the Quran, as it is the Speech of Allaah The Exalted?.. More
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Religious ruling on repetitively swearing by Allaah
Is it permissible for a person to swear by Allaah The Exalted repetitively, saying, “I swear by Allaah thrice”? .. More
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The point of permissibility of false swearing to avert harm from a Muslim
An authority asked somebody to take an oath on the Mus-haf before a certain person. He previously knew that if he told the truth this would bring about harm upon a righteous man. So, he took the oath and gave a false answer. What is the ruling on his oath? What is he required to do?.. More
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Swearing by divorce or making unlawful (one’s wife) is an oath of the Faasiqs
In a state of anger I said to one of my children: "(I swear) By (making your mother) unlawful (for me), if you do so and so I will not let you go to such and such a place in the future." If he goes to such a place, will it be counted as one incident of divorce?.. More
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Expiation of oaths whose number is unknown
In the past, whenever I felt angry, I used to say, "By Allaah, The Great, I will not do this." But I did not make expiation for breaking my oaths. I have forgotten the number of those oaths. What should I do? May Allaah Reward you... More
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Expiation of breaching a covenant is like that of breaking an oath plus repentance
What is the ruling on someone who says: ‘I make a covenant with Allaah not to do that thing,’ and then he does it?.. More
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Is one who pays the value of expiation required to redo it?
I was required to make a minor expiation. A Shaykh advised me to pay the equivalent of the food as money. This occurred years ago. Now, I entertain doubts about the validity of what I did. Do I now have to give food in place of the previously paid money? I am in contact with some needy people now. If I give food to needy people now, will the money I.. More
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Swore not to talk to his friend while he was angry
I was angry and swore by Allaah that I will not phone my friend again. But now I want to phone him. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on my oath? Am I guilty for making such an oath? .. More
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He takes an oath and makes an exclusion in his intention
My paternal aunt made me swear on the Quran (Mus-haf) that I should not talk to certain people, who are not close to me. Before I took that oath, I intended to exclude one person from those people, but I did not inform my paternal aunt of that. Is it permissible for me to talk to this person? If I broke this oath and talked to those people again, what.. More
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He swears to fast a day whenever he commits a sin
One day, I took an oath that if I ever committed a certain sin - which I used to commit - I would fast a day each time I committed it. At the beginning I kept that oath and fasted a day for each time I committed that sin. But, it did not take long before I once again committed this sin and it became hard for me to keep the oath and fast all these days... More
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Ruling on saying Nasheeds whose lyrics contain vows and oaths
Is saying Nasheeds of which the lyrics contain vows and oaths considered a binding oath or a vow that should be fulfilled?.. More
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Ruling on swearing while placing one’s hand on the Mus-haf
What is the ruling on swearing on the Quran, i.e. to swear while placing the hand on a Mus-haf?.. More
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Giving the oath expiation in whichever country the expiator chooses is valid
I live in Britain and want to give an oath expiation. Is it permissible for me to give it in Jordan? In case of permissibility, should I estimate it according to its value in Jordan or Britain?.. More
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