So I broke an oath ,,,

[Islam!!yay]

:salam2:

And I feel bad that I broke it. So Allah (swt) says that inorder to expiate you have to fast for 3 days or feed ten people or clothe them (that is If i can afford to do so ) , or a free a slave.

So I dont know how I can feed ten poor people and I live in the US and I dont see any poor people begging in the streets. im only 18 years old i dont have a job and the only way I could earn my money is from my dad whenever he gives me. I have $100 in my bank account as a birthday present from my dad. I dont mine sending this whole $100 dollars to charity but you see I dont get a lot of stuff and now with this money I can get a few things for myself. Even before I broke my oath I was already planning to donate $28 to the Zakat Foundation of America.

So can I feed ten people or clothe them by donating to an organization If not then How can I find ten poor people to feed ? Can I just fast for three days ?

 

[Summer03]

you can fast the three days it's okay.... Allah swt does not make anything a burden for us...if u can't fast, that's when u can feed the poor and if not then there is always another way to replace the latter... So just fast if u are able to do so u don't need to be hard on yourself.

May Allah bless us all inshallah

 

[Almeftah]

Its ok to donate to an organization if you trust that ur money will go to the right people who really deserve it.. Otherwise, just fast the 3 days, And Inshallah Allah will accept ur repentance.

 

[B-R-R]

what kind of an oath?

Wa'Salam ailekum wa'ra. wa'ba.!

I think that I've read in the Qur'an about the oath thing. I have been very bad at keeping oaths I hate to admit. Can someone explain to me like to a ten-year-old, because, I'm new to Islam even though I was born Muslim, a contradiction there. What is an oath? If an oath is what I think it is, then I'll have to fast at least a month:O

Wa'Salam ailekum wa'ra. wa'ba.!

 

[stiks]

:salam2:


Ruling on offering expiation for breaking an oath (kafaarat yameen) in the form of money.


Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “for its expiation (a deliberate oath) feed ten Masaakeen (poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families”.
Is it permissible to give the value of the expiation for breaking an oath in the form of money?.


Praise be to Allaah.

The scholars differed concerning the issue of giving money for the expiation for breaking an oath. There are two opinions:

1.

The view of the majority of Maaliki, Shaafa’i and Hanbali scholars is that it is not acceptable to give money instead of food, adhering solely to the text concerning that, in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Allaah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths; for its expiation (a deliberate oath) feed ten Masaakeen (poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families, or clothe them or manumit a slave. But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths when you have sworn. And protect your oaths (i.e. do not swear much). Thus Allaah makes clear to you His Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) that you may be grateful”

[al-Maa’idah 5:89]

It says in Mawaahib al-Jaleel (3/272), which is a Maaliki book:

The cash value is not acceptable instead of giving food or clothing. End quote.

Ibn Qudaamah al-Hanbali (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

In the case of expiation, it is not acceptable to give the value of the food or clothing, according to the view of our imam, and Maalik, al-Shaafa’i and Ibn al-Mundhir. This is also the apparent meaning of the statements of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab, Ibn ‘Abbaas, ‘Ata’, Mujaahid, Sa’eed ibn Jubayr and al-Nakha’i.

This is indicated by the following:

i. The words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning): “feed ten Masaakeen (poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families”. This clearly refers to actual food or clothing, so expiation is not achieved by anything else, because it does not fulfil the obligation, as it does not fulfil what Allaah has enjoined.

ii. Because Allaah has given the choice of three things. If paying the (monetary) value were permissible, the choice would not have been limited to three things.

iii. Because if the (monetary) value was intended, there would be no point in offering the choice, because if the value of food was the same as the value of clothing, they would be the same thing, so how could one choose between them? And if the value of one of them was higher than the other, how could one choose between one thing and part of it?

iv. Moreover, if he gives him money to clothe himself and what he gives is equal to what he is supposed to give for food, if we accept the view that the expiation may be given in the form of money, that should be acceptable, but it is contrary to the aayah. The same applies if the cost of food rises so that half a mudd would cost the same as clothing a poor person; if we accept the view that the expiation may be given in the form of money, then half a mudd should be acceptable, but it is contrary to the aayah.

v. Because what is mentioned is specific things, giving the equivalent value in cash is not sufficient. Therefore, if he gives them many times more than the value of the food, it does not count.

End quote from al-Mughni (11/257).

2.

The second view is the Hanafi view, which is that it is acceptable to offer money as expiation.

Al-Sarkhasi [al-Hanafi] (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

Paying the monetary value instead of what is mentioned in the texts in the case of zakaah and expiation is permissible in our view.

The more correct of the two opinions is the first one, which is that it is not acceptable to pay the monetary value in the case of expiation for breaking an oath (kafarat yameen) and other kinds of expiation.

See also the answer to question no. 20881 and 45676.

And Allaah knows best.

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[stiks]

:salam2:


I have fasted to expiate for my broken oath, then I heard that the last option is fasting and that I should have paid money, should I give sadaqah for each day I fasted?.



Praise be to Allaah.

The expiation for breaking an oath consists of options in the order in which Allaah mentioned them in Soorat al-Maa’idah, where He says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Allaah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths; for its expiation (a deliberate oath) feed ten Masaakeen (poor persons), on a scale of the average of that with which you feed your own families, or clothe them or manumit a slave. But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths when you have sworn. And protect your oaths (i.e. do not swear much). Thus Allaah makes clear to you His Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) that you may be grateful”

[al-Maa'idah 5:89]

So he should choose one of these three options and do it: feeding ten poor person with the average kind of food that he feeds his family, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. The one who does one of these things has fulfilled his duty and done what was required of him. If he is unable to do any of these three things, then he moves to the option of fasting, and he must fast three days.

It is not permissible to move to the option of fasting when one is able to feed or clothe poor persons or free a slave, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “But whosoever cannot afford (that), then he should fast for three days.”

Ibn al-Mundhir (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

They (the scholars) are unanimously agreed that if the one who swears an oath can afford to feed or clothe ten poor persons or free a slave, then it is not acceptable for him to fast if he breaks his oath. End quote.

Al-Ijmaa’ (p. 157).

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about a man who swore to do something, then he broke his oath, and he fasted even though he could afford to feed poor persons. What is the ruling? Is his fasting acceptable even though Allaah started with mention of feeding the poor and stated that fasting is to be done only if one cannot afford it? What if he was unaware of the ruling – does the ruling differ in that case?

He replied:

If this person fasted as expiation for the oath when he could afford to feed ten poor persons or clothe them or free a slave, then his fasting is naafil, and he still has to offer the expiation. But his fasting is not wasted; it will count as naafil for him, and he should feed ten poor persons.

It is a widely-held view that expiation for breaking an oath (kafaarat yameen) is fasting. Hence when a person swears an oath to his brother and says “By Allaah, you must do this”, the other person says, “Do not make me fast three days.” But this is wrong. Feeding or clothing poor people or freeing a slave take precedence; but if he cannot afford to do that then he should fast for three consecutive days. End quote.

Al-Liqa’ al-Shahri (no 70, question no. 10).

In the answer to question no. 42804 we quoted a fatwa of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas concerning this issue.

What you have to do is to feed ten poor persons for breaking your vow.

For more details on the expiation for breaking a vow, please see the answer to question no. 45676.

It should be noted that the expiation for breaking a vow cannot be paid in cash according to the majority of scholars. This has been discussed in the answer to question no. 89954. It must be given in the form of food or clothing.

And Allaah knows best.

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