Is dropping off a friend at a restaurant near his house instead of specifically at his house considered a breach of the oath you made, "By God, at the house," and is expiation required?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If the oath was uttered by you unintentionally, it is considered a laghw (vain oath) and requires no expiation. However, if you intended to make a solemn oath but did not fulfill it (by not going down to the house), then you have broken your oath, and an expiation for the oath is incumbent upon you.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/173966
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 173966
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy