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Oaths, vows & kaffarah fatwa
Questions about oaths (qasam) and vows (nadhr): when an oath is binding, breaking it, and the kaffarah (expiation) for broken oaths and vows.
713 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas (topics are assigned from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and titles, so the count is approximate). Every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Oaths, Vows & Kaffarah fatawa from each Darul Ifta
- Mufti Online8 Oct 2026
Giving kaffarah for breaking an oath
A friend has asked me to submit this question on behalf of him… Allah Ta'ala give me the ability to ask what he needed… from what I understood. He…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam15 Sep 2025
Should one give Kaffarah (penance) of a broken oath immediately?
I wanted to ask if it is necessary to give kaffarah for a broken promise immediately or can it be delayed ? Also if a person is going for Hajj and…
Mehrazur Rahman - Ibn Masood17 Aug 2026
Using The Word “Qasam”
Regarding the use of the word Qasam, is it true that it does not trigger Kaffaarah if only the word Qasam is said without attaching “Wallahi” to it?
Mufti Muhammad Bhayla - Azaadville1 Jun 2026
Haidh Interruption During Kaffarah Fast
A girl is not allowed to fast on the days of Haidh, meaning the 60 days of Kaffarah will not be consecutive. Please elaborate.
- Camperdown13 May 2026
Vow Query
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, If an animal of sadaqah (nadhr/vow) is given to a deserving person, and then it dies before being…
Shahid Shaikh - Jamiat KZN6 Oct 2011
Protection from evil eye (nazr)
I have a question regarding how to protect my house and my children from evil eye. We just remodel our whole house and I have a very beautiful…
- MUBZ17 Sep 2024
Cure for Nazr
Question: اَلسْلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه So because I’m not married people keep suggesting to me to go to a mulana (not sure…
- Amjadi22 Feb 2022
THE REALITY OF NAZR O NIYAZ
Some people take objection to the act of reciting Quran over food, and calling it Niyaz. What is the ruling about reading Quran over food, was this…
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Mufti Online3 May 2026
Time limit to fulfil a vow made to spend on the poor
I made vow to Alimghty that I will spend that much amount on needy people. Is there any solid time bar in which I have to complete and spend all…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam16 Jul 2025
Can a person pay Kaffarah for vows/oaths they took?
So, the question is that if a person makes a vow that whenever he commits a certain sin, then he will perform a certain number of rakaats, if this…
Mahmood Suliman - Ibn Masood10 Aug 2026
Niyyah Or Vow
When I started my freelance website business, I made an intention to spend half of my earnings in the path of Allah Ta’ala. I then learned that it’s…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville7 Apr 2026
The Kaffaarah (Penalty) For Breaking An Oath
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,…
- Camperdown26 Feb 2026
Is Saying “Kassam” a Binding Oath?
Assalamu Alaykum. Kindly assist with the following Is saying “kassam” a binding oath? Not Kassam-Wallah or anything, just saying Kassam Intention…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Jamiat KZN15 Mar 2010
The penalty for breaking an oath
I swore an oath for the sake of Allah and broke it. How can I atone for my sin?
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Mufti Online21 Sep 2025
Giving two sandwiches as kaffarah for breaking an oath
I would like to expiate 2 oaths. I would like to know if I give 2 peanut butter sandwiches to 10 people each, if that counts as expiation. I used to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam5 Mar 2025
Will there be kaffarah if a person was to eat after breaking his fast through masturbation?
Asalamualikum sheikh i hope your well and in the best health and in iman My freind asked me a question regarding ejaculating whilst fasting (through…
Rabiul Islam - Ibn Masood8 Apr 2026
Requirements Of Animal Slaughtered After Taking A Vow
Does the animal slaughtered after taking a vow have to fulfil the same requirements as a Qurbani animal in age, etc.?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville21 Feb 2026
When To Make Qadhaa Or Kaffaarah Of A Fast
If a person intentionally decided not to fast any day in the month, say the night before the 5th Ramadhaan one decided one does not want to fast the…
- Camperdown18 Dec 2025
Ruling and Kaffarah for a Verbal Promise
Asssalamualikum Maulana, please let me know what is the ruling and kaffarah I told my student, I promise I won’t listen your sabaq.
Azhar Mownah - Mufti Online2 Sep 2025
Children fulfilling their deceased parents vows
Is it obligatory upon children to complete late parents vows? For example if someone vows to fast for 10 days and then doesn't do it and passes…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam4 Mar 2025
Miscellaneous Masaail pertaining to Kaffarah
1. If in the past a person used to break their fast intentionally... without knowing the rules of kaffaara... do they still have to do the kaffaara?…
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan - Ibn Masood8 Apr 2026
Distribution Of Meat After Taking A Vow
I made Niyyah to slaughter an animal when my father recovers from his illness. I intended to distribute its meat to the needy, some to family and…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville21 Feb 2026
Qadha And Kaffaarah For Intentionally Breaking Fasts Of Ramadaan
A person intentionally broke a Ramadhan fast 3 years in a row. Will kaafarah be waajib on him 3 times, or will one kaffaarah suffice with the qadhas?
- Camperdown24 Apr 2024
Does the writing of a representative break the oath?
If someone swore by Allah that he would not write to a certain individual, then he asked someone to write to him in his stead, would that break his…
Khalil Tatarstani - Mufti Online21 Aug 2025
Unable to fulfil an oath due to old age
According to Hanafi jurisprudence, if someone swears to always perform their prayers standing, but later becomes very old and no longer has the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam18 Dec 2023
I got angry at my grandson. Do I have to give Kaffarah for what I said?
Assalamu aleikum. Question from my dad. Some months back l got irritated with my grandson for doing something I had told him not to do but he…
Muhammad Yusuf bin Moulana Abdur Rahim Khan - Ibn Masood17 Dec 2025
Mistakenly Taking An Oath
If a person, completely by mistake, without even realizing that it is an oath, and without intending to take an oath, uses the word “Wallah” when…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville8 Sep 2025
Fulfilling A Vow
Zaid made a promise to feed the needy if his son recovers but he did not do it. Zaid now wants to feed the needy. What are the requirements?
- Camperdown17 Apr 2023
Kaffarah fasts during haydh
Aasalamualaikum How can I [married women] fast for 60 days (kaffarah) continuously with haiz cycles in between?
Uthman ad-Dagestani - Mufti Online10 Jul 2025
Taking oaths that one cannot fulfill
I made oaths like reciting a certain prayer every night or performing missed (qaza) prayers after each obligatory prayer. If these oaths are broken…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam8 Aug 2023
How can I repent after giving a false oath?
How can I repent after giving a false oath? I lied to a friend and now after explaining that to him I want to try to ask Allah to forgive me.
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Ibn Masood28 Jul 2024
Kaffaarah Due To Intercourse While Fasting
Please can you clarify if a fast broke due to sexual activity on two days, does one Kaffaarah suffice, or must a separate Kaffarah be fulfilled for…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Azaadville23 Dec 2024
Acting Against (Breaking) An Oath
If a person takes an oath that he will not do a certain act and thereafter does the act, what is the Kaffaarah for him?
- Camperdown26 Feb 2026
Validity of fast after watching porn in Ramadan
Dear Imam, my question is during Ramadhan, I was fasting and I watched porn. I made a mistake and I shouldn’t have done it. I made taubah to Allah…
Anas Bin Mohammad - Mufti Online1 Jul 2025
Kaffarah for breaking a vow where one will pay for every time one commits a sin
If someone made a vow to not do a sin and that if he did the sin from start to finish he would give in charity R100. For each time he did it he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam11 Feb 2023
He took an oath 'I will never buy such and such'. What is the ruling?
As salaamualaikum Dear Mufti Saab If a person says I take a qasam .khuda ki kasam, bring the quraan in front of me. I will never in my life buy such…
Muhammad Fayyaadh - Ibn Masood29 Mar 2024
Kaffarah for intercourse during Ramadaan
A few years back, I was in a Haraam relationship with a non-Muslim girl, We would have intercourse while I was fasting. This happened a few times…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville22 Jan 2024
Kaffaarah For Breaking An Oath
The following is the pact oath that I took with Allah Ta ala regarding my cellphone, as best as I can remember: I make niyat and take an oath that…
- Camperdown25 Jun 2025
Kaffārah fasts coincides with the prohibited days..
Salam. If an individual is observing the Kaffarah of fasting for 60 consecutive days and some of those fasts coincide with the two days of Eid or…
Sulaimān Al-Amīn Victor - Mufti Online13 Jan 2025
Kaffarah for breaking an oath
If some swears by saying "I swear I would not swear throughout my life after today". Suppose he swears more than once after this in the coming days.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam10 Nov 2021
How many Kaffarahs for multiple broken fasts?
AoA, I have tried finding this question on the website but couldn’t. I have 2 separate natured questions. 1) if there were multiple Ramadhans where…
Mudassir Benish - Ibn Masood5 Mar 2024
Inability to discharge Kaffarah of Zihaar
The Kaffarah of Zihaar is as follows: – freeing a slave (not disabled) – feeding 60 poor people – keeping 60 fasts continuously What if a person has…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville9 Dec 2022
Kaffarah For Broken Fasts
A person deliberately broke his compulsory fast. This happened many times during his teens. He is not sure of the exact number but a guess was about…
- Mufti Online14 Sep 2024
Restricting the time of an oath
A person took an oath. After a while he said the oath will end in 1 week. After the 1 week has passed will the oath be valid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam24 Jun 2021
Is the words of repentance a vow or a promise?
If one says, "o Allah, I will not commit any sin", would his saying be considered a vow or a simple promise???
Abdur Rahmaan bin Moulānā M.Saeed Banubhai - Ibn Masood19 Feb 2024
Not being able to fulfil one’s vow
When I was not well I had made promised to fast every Monday and Thursday if I would recover. I have recovered now, but it is extremely hot in…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville20 Oct 2022
Crossing The Fingers While Taking An Oath
A person takes a Qasam that he did not do a certain action, he even holds the Quraan and says he did not do a certain action, but while holding the…
- Mufti Online1 Aug 2024
Not making a vow verbally
I remember that I did not make any vow or verbally utter any vow to read 8 rakaat shukriya nafil namaz. Only a thought came and I read. Still, that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam10 Jan 2021
Kaffarah for multiple Ramadans
I wanted to know about kafarah. If I broke my fast intentionally in multiple ramadans, will I have to do 60 days kaffarah for each Ramadan that I…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ibn Masood10 Feb 2024
Fulfilling a vow by one’s self
If someone takes an oath that if a wish of their’s is fulfilled then they will perform Umrah, but thereafter, they are unable to perform Umrah, will…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville10 May 2022
Difference Between A Promise And A Vow
Is the word promise regarded as a vow? Example – I promise that I will do… Is this a vow?
- Mufti Online13 Feb 2024
Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) taking an oath that he will not have relations with Maria Qibtia (radhiyallahu anha)
There are some ahaadeeth like the one quoted by Maulana Maududi which states that the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) had intercourse with…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam13 Jul 2020
A vow to perform Nafl Salaah each time I commit this sin
I made a vow that each time i do this particular sin ill pray certain amount of nafil rakah and i prayed them whenever i did the sin but now it is…
- Ibn Masood14 Jan 2024
Retracting from a vow
If a person took a vow that if he does or doesn’t do a certain action then he will pay a monetary amount. Can a person cancel such a vow?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville22 Apr 2022
Fulfilling Multiple Vows
If Zaid made a promise: If rent my house I’ll feed the needy but he did not do it. Made another promise: If my son recover I’ll feed the needy and…
- Mufti Online23 Dec 2023
Fulfilling a vow regarding doing a certain action
I promised 10 nafal everyday if Allah fulfills my wish. If I pray those nafals after 12 a.m would it be ok or would it count in the nafal of the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam20 May 2020
How do i pay Kaffarah for an oath i have broken?
Salam I have to pay kaffarah for broken oaths can I pay to One Humanity as I am unable to find poor people where I live. Also how much would it be…
Ahmed-Ur-Rahmaan Ibn Mufti Mohammed Patel - Ibn Masood29 Nov 2023
Kaffarah for breaking an oath
What is the Kaffarah of breaking an oath?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville8 Jan 2022
Feeding Na-Baaligh Children For Discharging Kaffaarah
We fed 10 people as kaffara for an oath. However from amongst the 10 few were na-baaligh. We were told that na baaligh is fine if not breast fed.…
- Mufti Online29 Nov 2023
Breaking oaths and promises
As a child I would not take promises and oaths seriously and this continued even after buloogh... I am 18 years old and only now have I realized the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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