Oaths and vows

What is an oath?

• A promise to a person

• A sincere promise in the name of Allah.

• A sincere promise to someone

• A written agreement with someone

• A sincere promise in the name of the Prophet PBUH

An oath can be made only by swearing by

• the name of your father

• the name of Allah SWT

• one of the qualities of Allah SWT

• the name of your child

• on your fathers name

Choose types of oaths

• Oath concerning truth

• Intended oath

• Unintended oath

• Oath to commit a sin

• False Oath

Oath for which we are punished.

• The false oath

• Intended oath

• Unintended oath

• An oath damaging to someone

• Oath to commit a sin

The Prophet PBUH said: it may help you make a sale

• and make good money

• and convince other person

• but it destroys the blessing

• and gives you blessings

• it destroys all the reward

An unintended oath is:

• when a person believes something to be untrue and then finds out it is

• when someone makes an intention of an oath

• when a person believes something to be true and then finds out it is not

• when the person taking the oath does not intend it as an oath

• when the person taking the oath does not intend to fulfill the oath

What are intended oaths?

• Taking an oath without intention

• When a man takes an oath to do something and then finds something better, so he changes his mind

• When a man takes an oath to do something better

• taking an oath to commit a sin, such as cutting off ties of kinship

• Taking an oath with intention

A false oath is:

• A major sin

• unintended

• there is no expiation

• must be proud

• must repent

What is expiation?

• contract

• compensation

• consequence

• kuffarah

• punishment

Select expiation for oaths

• asking for forgiveness only

• feeding of 10 needy people same as what you eat

• clothing 10 needy people

• fasting 3 consecutive days

• repentance only