What should I do, as I swore on the Quran that I would not contact a friend of mine unless he contacted me first, and now he has an occasion and I want to call him?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
You must expiate your oath and resume your friendship with him, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever takes an oath and then sees something better than it, let him do what is better and expiate his oath." It is not permissible for a Muslim to abandon his brother for more than three nights. Swearing by the Mus'haf (Qur'an) is a legally binding oath.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/74400
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 74400
- 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