Prayers & Duties >> Oaths & Vows
Question ID: 159089Country: India
Answer ID: 159089
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 620/575/M=6/1439)
He should break his oath and pay the kaffarah. The kaffarah of oath is that ten poor persons are fed two times full stomach or they are given clothes. In case he is not able to do so then he should keep fast for three continuous days.
فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ذَلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَانِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ [المائدة : 89]
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India