Oaths & Vows

Wife suspending talaaq upon a certain action

Q: I am a wife and I make serious oaths that if I do something then my nikaah is invalid with the intention of my nikaah breaking... I also make oaths that if I do not do something then my nikaah is invalid with the intention of my nikaah breaking if I break the above mentioned oaths... On numerous occasions I broke my oaths exactly like the oaths described above. Is my nikaah valid even though I broke these oaths being married and made these oaths being married?

Breaking oaths in the state of kufr

Q: This is a three-part question related to vows/oaths. There is an individual who committed kufr (he started believing in human evolution, i.e. human beings evolved from other hominid species), but later returned to Islam.

1. The oaths that he took, and later broke, prior to committing kufr. Do these fall off (i.e. he does not have to pay kaffarah for them) because he committed kufr, and kufr wipes away all of one's past deeds (good and bad)?

2. The oaths that he took (in the state of kufr) and later broke (also in the state of kufr). Do these also fall off (i.e. he does not have to pay kaffarah for them) because he broke those oaths in a state of kufr?

3. The oaths that he took in the state of kufr, but later broke AFTER returning to Islam. Do these also fall off (i.e. he does not have to pay kaffarah for them) because he took those oaths in a state of kufr?

Taking a false oath

Q: If I stated a false oath on Quran, for example I say that I swear in the name of Quran that this thing hasn't happened etc. and that because of some complication between husband and wife, to secure their relation is that allowed in Islam? Kindly guide me because I did this to secure a relationship by saying a false oath. Was that wrong or right?

Incorrect vow

Q: A person vowed that if he never changes his school, he will stop smoking. He has not changed his school till now but he has smoked many times in this time. Does he have to offer expiation and how many?

Breaking a vow

Q:

1. A condition for a vow is that it must be verbal and therefore if one cannot remember if he made a vow verbally or in his mind is it binding?

2. If I made a vow that I will give my first months wages from my new job to charity then I spend the money, is my vow broken and will Kaffarah be necessary? Or can I give the value of the first months wages another time in the future?

Kaffaarah for breaking an oath

Q:

1. Will my kaafaaratul yameen be done if I give ONE poor person R200, as R20 is what an average meal would cost, or will it be more. If it is more, then how much will suffice?

2. I took an oath that I will not do a certain action, and if I did then I would keep 60 consecutive fasts. I then did the action, resulting in my oath breaking. What should I do now? How many fasts must I keep and how will I cover up for breaking the oath?