Oaths

QUESTION: If someone committed zina and later told Allah that he would block pornographic websites, hoping this would increase his chances of forgiveness. Later, he changed his mind and did not do so. Would any kaffarah be required? He did not intend to make a vow (nadhr), pledge, or binding promise; he only said this while speaking to Allah.

Oaths

03 Jul

ANSWER: This is not a vow or oath therefore, no expiation is needed. However, he is sinful for going back to watching such filth that can block him from saying the shahadah on his dying bed, may Allah protect us

QUESTION: I don’t have muslim needy people to feed food for kaffarah can I feed non muslim needy people?

Oaths

26 Jun

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible! You need to search for online organizations that would do that for you.

QUESTION: One of the people who I gave a people to as part of expiation for broken oath was a poor child, probably 4 or 5 years old, old enough to walk and talk. Is feeding children of this age permissible as part of expiation.

Oaths

19 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, as long as he is Muslim and you are giving them the adequate amount.

QUESTION: If a person makes vow about praying tahajjud every week for a certain amount, but then he couldn’t persist on it and doesn’t want to be binding to it, is offering expiation enough for him to be out of it or he has to do it for rest of his life?

Oaths

13 Jun

ANSWER: He has to do it to the rest of his life as this is an act of worship which he had vowed upon himself. He can’t leave it unless he is unable to do it due to medical reasons or the likes.

QUESTION: How do I calculate the average meal that has to be given to the poor for oath expiation? What to do if the average meal is a food that is mostly not eaten by the local people?

Oaths

24 May

ANSWER: You must feed 10 different poor Muslims whether you cook them meals or give them raw food like rice is sufficient. Either give 1.5 kg of raw rice or prepare a normal meal with rice and chicken that you would normally eat

QUESTION: For a kaffarah,if a person is feeding same 2 poor person for 5 days to complete the 10. Is it okay?

Oaths

05 May

ANSWER: This is totally unacceptable. He has fed only 2 and he must feed another 8 different people!

QUESTION: When can i fast instead of give food to 10 poor people or cloth them when breaking oath? I know it’s when im poor, but when am i considered to be poor

Oaths

30 Apr

ANSWER: When you don’t have the money to fulfill this expiation!!

QUESTION: I broke my wallah and fasted for 3 days. Now, if I make the same mistake again but I didn’t make any wallah this time, am I required to fast again?

Oaths

13 Apr

ANSWER: When a person makes an oath and breaks it, he has to expiate this by feeding or clothing 10 poor Muslims. If he is unable to do that financially, he must fast 3 days. If you make the same and do that thing once again, there is no expiation needed as you did not […]

QUESTION: If someone broke an oath and they expiate by fasting 3 days because they cant afford the other 2 conditions and they end up breaking their fast through intercourse/masturbation Does the ruling of fasting 2 consecutive months apply to this too?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan, Oaths

14 Jan

ANSWER: No! They must make up that fast besides repenting sincerely to Allah

QUESTION: Some people to take an oath they say “KASAM QURAN”, is this valid?

Oaths, Quran

25 Sep

ANSWER: The Quran is the word of Allah and one of His attributes and it is permissible to swear by it.

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