Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen

Breaking an impermissible oath

· 20 Safar 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

One of my friends made a promise herself that 'wallahi I 'll never ask dua for my sister". Now she feels it's wrong. She likes to break her promise now. Can she break it? Is there any kaffara?

Answer

Yes this oath is not permissible. She should break this oath and give the kafaarah for breaking the oath.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen — https://muftionline.co.za/node/23087
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/muftionline-23087

People also ask

What is the kaffaarah for breaking an oath?

“In order to absolve him of the oath he had taken, it is permissible for him to discharge kaffaarah on behalf of each oath that he had broken. The kaffarah is to feed 10 poor people two meals or give them the amount of sadaqatul…”

Mufti Online · 139 fatawa from 6 Darul Iftas on this

What the Darul Iftas say

Related fatawa