What does the oath "I swear by Allah Almighty that I will protect you" entail, and does looking at another woman violate it, and what is its expiation?
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If you swore not to betray your fiancée, you break your oath by any action considered a betrayal, whether it is adultery or a lustful glance at another woman. Consequently, an expiation for breaking an oath becomes obligatory. Ignorance of the necessity of expiation does not waive it.
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