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Does the scholarly disagreement regarding the occurrence of divorce for a liar apply to one who falsely affirmed a vow or endowment, such that the vow or endowment becomes binding upon him?

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"Falsely reporting a vow or endowment does not fall under the rubric of falsely reporting a divorce. Therefore, if someone falsely reports such a thing, their vow or endowment is not rendered effective by this report. Exaggeration and excessive delving into intricate hypothetical issues are reprehensible in Islamic law. The Salaf (pious predecessors) only inquired about practical matters that benefited them, not about hypothetical scenarios or convoluted riddles."

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