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Question: Oaths in Allah's name
Assalamuwalakum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu,



I made an oath in Allah's name a while back that I will not get married until I join the army of my country (which is muslim), and that if I break this oath and get married before joining then may Allah's curse be on me and may he destroy me. However, my situation has changed now and I fear that I will not be able to join because I must now stay behind to look after my mother since her husband left. My question is, am I now stuck and unable to get married until I fulfill this oath, or is there a way out? I would just pay the kaffarah yameen but I am really AFRAID of invoking Allah's curse and destruction if I break it due to what I stipulated in the oath.

Jazakullah khair
 
 
Answered by: Ulamaa ID 04 (London)
Date: 06/03/2020 22:06pm

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


الجواب حامداومصليا

You have made an error. Seek forgiveness from Allah. You can marry and give Kaffarah for your oath. The Kaffarah is feeding ten poor people both meals or clothe them, and if this is not possible then fast for three days consecutively.

قال الله تعالي: لايؤاخذكم الله باللغو في أيمانكم ولكن يؤاخذكم بماعقدتم الأيمان فكفارته اطعام عشرة مساكين من أوسط ماتطعمون أهليكم أوكسوتهم أوتحريررقبة فمن لم يجد فصيام ثلاثة أيام ذالك كفارة أيمانكم اذاحلفتم (سورةالمائدة:89

ولاتجعلواالله عرضة لأيمانكم الأية فمعناه لاتجعلواأيمانكم بالله مانعة لكم من البر والتقوي
(اعلاء السنن, كتاب الأيمان, 11 375,كراجي)


And Allah knows best

10 ٍRajab 1441/ 05 March 2020
Mufti Qamruzzaman

London, UK
 
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