Oaths & Vows

Making a vow to to fast for a week if a relative recovers

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2014-12-02 06:51

Q: Can I make a vow to fast for 1 week for the pleasure of Allah and in return ask Allah for the recovery of my mother in-law who is currently very sick? She will be going for liver biopsy on Monday morning and I want to fast so that Allah can make it easy for her and make her results negative. An urgent reply will be highly appreciated.

Taking an oath that one will not smoke

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2014-11-17 06:28

Q: I quit cigarettes almost two years ago and I intentionally promised on the Qur'an that I will not smoke again. I want to smoke once in a while. Can I smoke? Could you please suggest?

Breaking a promise with Allah Ta'ala

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2014-11-05 08:19

Q: If a person verbally makes a promise to Allah and to the person they want to show their commitment to, the promise being that I will stay away from such and such haraam action forever, what happens if such a person continually breaks such a promise? Secondly is it permissible for the other party to be suspicious that maybe the person taking the promise is breaking such a promise?

Taking an oath that one will never smoke

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2014-11-03 06:22

Q: If anybody makes a pledge by the name of Allah I will never smoke but he breaks it then what will be the kaffara?

Becoming a kaafir through breaking one's oath

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2014-10-27 07:28

Q: It is narrated from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) that he said: “Whoever swears (if he does something or fails to do something) that he will follow a religion other than Islam, falsely and deliberately, then he is as he said, and if he meant what he said, he will never come back to Islam with his faith intact.” My question is if a person swears to Allah that he will never do a particular act and if he does it he will die a kafir. If he breaks his oath will he die as a kafir?

Taking an oath that if one does a certain action, one will die as a kaafir

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2014-09-23 08:25

Q: If a person swears to Allah that he will never to do a particular act and if he does it he will die a kafir.If he breaks his oath will he die as a kafir?

Taking an oath that every time one does a certain action one will give kaffrah

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2014-09-17 06:49

Q: If a person makes an oath that I will not do a certain act and if I do this act I will give kaffara every time I break my promise. If he breaks his oath, will he only have to give kaffarah once and his oath will be dissolved or he has to give kaffarah every time he does the act after breaking his oath?

Oath of a minor

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2014-08-23 15:39

Q: My sister took an oath regarding a specific chair "Wallahi I won't sit on the chair". A) Her intention was that she won't sit at that moment.  B) She is 12 years old and is not Baaligh.

1) Is she allowed to sit on the chair now?

2) If she sits on it will she have to pay kaffara?

Taking an oath that one will not reply to one's friend

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2014-08-23 15:22

Q: I took an oath by Allah that I will not message and reply to my friend. Now my friend is messaging and calling me. What should I do?

Braking one's oaths

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2014-06-07 08:33

Q: I took three different oaths at once in a desperate state of mind, but then I realised it was impossible for me to fulfil them. Now that I have broken them, can I fast three continuous days for every oath. I am not poor but I don't have any money of my own (not even pocket money) and my parents are not very religious, they are not willing to help me in paying for kaffara. Please guide me according to Sunni Hanafi ruling.

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