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Ruling on making a vow to do obligatory religious duties
A Christian woman who is married to a Muslim man made a vow that if she gave birth to a boy, she would fast Ramadhaan five times (i.e. observe fasting on Ramadhaan for five years). Later on, she embraced Islam and wanted to fulfill her vow, but she cannot make up for all these fasts. What is the religious ruling in this regard? What should she do? What.. 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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Ruling on someone who swears to give all his property in charity and then wants to break his oath
I have sworn by Allaah The Great to give all my property in charity for the Sake of Allaah. Is this regarded as a vow? What are the effects and consequences in case of not fulfilling the oath?
May Allaah Reward you... More
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Makes a vow to fast a month; should it be observed in succession?
If someone makes a vow to fast a whole month, should he observe the fasts successively or intermittently? He did not specify this while making the vow... More
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A vow is either timed or time-free and neither expire with the passage of time
What is the ruling on delaying the fulfillment of a vow for more than ten years?.. More
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Forbidding oneself from what is lawful does not render it unlawful
A woman said, "It is unlawful for me to go to such-and-such place," and then goes there. What is the religious ruling on that?.. More
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Bisaat Al-Yameen and its effect on breaking the oath
I received my bachelor's degree this year with good grades; all praise is due to Allaah The Exalted. Before my final exams, I swore an oath not to memorize the law subject, because it was difficult and long. However, while I was surfing the internet, I found good summaries for this subject; so, I studied these summaries and I managed to memorize the.. More
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An unuttered oath
I have signed up on a website and one of the registration conditions was to swear that I am not already a member in the website. I read the written oath but I did not utter it. I actually had another membership but it was cancelled and that is why I signed up under another name... More
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