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  • If a woman in menses gives oath, is it effective?

    If a woman swears when she is in menses or in postpartum bleeding, is her swearing effective or not? .. More

  • Beware of swearing too much

    My question is that I have some friends who always swear for Allaah in everything they are saying means Uksambillaah, Kasambillaah, Walahil-Azeem and Uksambillahil-Azeem, I just wanted to know that is it a bad habit or is it ok to swear for Allaah in each and everything they are saying please let me know so that I could advice them thanks and.. More

  • Swearing to lie over silly things

    If someone says Wallaahy (swears by Allaah) and is lying but over something really stupid e.g. he says Wallaahy it wasn't me who ate the cake when it was him who ate the cake. Does he need to do a Kaffaarah? What is the difference between an oath and an unintentional oath? What's an oath? May Allaah reward you for your help Inshaa Allaah. .. More

  • Saying, 'I will become a non-Muslim if I do such and such'

    I would like to ask something regarding cursing. Well, there is this story about a man and his mother. They were poor. One day, the man traveled and he became rich. When he returned, his mother welcomed him but he did not admit that she was his mother. He did not admit that she was his mother because he was ashamed with his poor mother. His.. More

  • Divulged a secret

    If you swore to someone to keep a secret of theirs to yourself, but you broke your word, what are the consequences or religious obligations of this? .. More

  • Making recompense for swearing to a lie

    Last year I took an oath by Allaah, but I was lying. I swore by Allaah to a friend that I hadn't done something but I had and I knew I had been lying. I repented to Allaah and I know that we can either release a slave or feed 10 poor people, but at the moment I found it difficult to find 10 poor people even though I had enough money. It was hard.. More

  • Wants to use false means to get wife's confession of infidelity

    What does Islam say in this matter? I am a married man.Due to workrequirements, I traveled and I left my wife with her family. When I came back to my homeland for vacation, some people told me that they saw my wife in suspicious situation with a manduring my absence. When I approachedmy wife about that she disowned and denied any connection.. More

  • Donating expiation of oath to organizations for the poor

    I want to pay a Kaffarat Yameen (money for expiation of oath) as a cash donation to an organization that distributes money to the poor. Due to donation restrictions in the United States, I thought to pay it to our local Islamic center, which uses money for improving the center building. Will this be considered okay, even if the money did not.. More

  • Expiation for broken oaths

    To protect myself from sins I always used to say, ‘By Allah, I will give a certain amount of money in charity, or I will do so and so if I commit sin’. Unfortunately I committed the sins and I did not perform what I said, because what I claimed is beyond my capability. The problem is that I said Wallahi (By Allah) many times. I don’t have the.. More

  • Expiation for an Oath

    My sister has taken an oath that she will fast full moon nights every month forever if she gets back her passport. She got it but found out that she cannot fast for some medical reasons. Can she pay Fidia like feeding poor people or do something in order to break this oath? .. More

  • Swearing by Qur'an

    Does Islam allow a person to swear on Holy Qur'an to prove his innocence?.. More

  • Swore falsely by the Qur'an

    I have sworn on the Qur'an to something that is not true but not as a witness... More

  • Remembering to say 'Insha-Allah'

    When can we to say 'Insha-Allah'? If any one forgets to say 'Insha-Allah' can he say it when he remembers even if it is after 1 day, 1 month or 1 year?.. More

  • Expiation of an Oath about Smoking

    I swore that whenever I smoke a cigarette, I would pay 5 dollars, but I can't keep paying and I can't stop smoking right now. So what is the solution and how can I solve this dilemma? .. More

  • Avoiding masturbation

    I want to stop masturbating. Therefore I swore (Thursday morning) for that I would not do that for one week. After that I made this fault again on Wednesday. Please advise me how to get rid of it. Do I have to make "Sawm" for three days?.. More