Breaking an Oath

Answered by SunniPath Answer Service Team

Question:

If I made a promise to Allah and broke that promise, besides making tawbah, am I supposed to either fast or give sadaqa, so that my tawbah is accepted?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

 

Waalaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu,

 

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate

 

 

Please see the following links in answer to your question:

 

The Fiqh of Oaths

 

Vows and Oaths

 

Expiating for Oaths

 

Expiating for Oaths - 2

 

Is this considered breaking an oath?

 

Is this considered breaking an oath? What do I do?

 

Is it wrong and haram to take oath on the Holy Quran?

 

Wassalam,

Hanafi Fiqh Team

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