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Restricting the time of an oath

· 11 Rabiʻ I 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A person took an oath.

After a while he said the oath will end in 1 week. After the 1 week has passed will the oath be valid?

Answer

Since he did not restrict the oath to one week at the time when he had taken the oath, but only mentioned the one week after some while, the oath will not be limited to a week.

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

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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