What is the ruling on one who swore an oath not to do something, then did it unintentionally, with the intention of excluding unintentionality?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If you swear not to do something and you intend at the time of the oath "except unintentionally," then you do not break your oath by doing that thing unintentionally, because an oath is based on the intention of the swearer.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/68220
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 68220
- 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