The Kaffaarah (Penalty) For Breaking An Oath
Question
A lady too an oath (Wallahi) that she will not talk to or have anything to do with someone. The intention she had was that she will never speak to, meet up or message the other person.
Then she messaged the person.
Is her oath broken or not? Will she have to do Kaffarah?
Answer
In the enquired scenario, due to breaching an oath, she will be obliged to expiate for it. Kaffaratul-Yameen (the expiation for breaching an oath) is to feed 10 needy people two meals (it is also permitted to give the amount of Sadaqatul-Fitr to 10 needy people and this will cover up for the two meals which would otherwise have been necessary), or clothe 10 destitute people.
If one doesn’t have the financial capability to fulfill any of the above expiations, he/she should fast for 3 consecutive days.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَدتُمُ الْأَيْمَانَ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ، ذَلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَانِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ وَاحْفَظُوا أَيْمَانَكُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ المائدة ٨٩
معارف القرآن ٢٢٣ – ٣/٢٢٤ ط: مكتبة معارف القرآن
اللباب ص ٤٨٨ ط : بشري
- Approved by
- Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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