Is it obligatory to caution female colleagues who show part of their hair or bodies? Is that considered one of the reprehensible acts that must be changed? What is the ruling on repeating the caution despite feeling embarrassed? Is playing music or women displaying their adornments on social media considered one of the reprehensible acts that necessitate change? Is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory when breaking an oath? What is the ruling on swearing an oath not to atone for something?
Firstly: A woman's hair and legs are unanimously considered 'awrah (parts that must be covered), and it is obligatory to cover them. A Muslim woman should advise her colleagues to cover them. We have already clarified the limits of the Shar'i hijab in a previous fatwa.
Secondly: There is no specific number for repeating the act of denouncing (munkar). Denunciation must continue as long as the munkar persists. If your colleagues do not respond and you become certain that repeating the denunciation is futile, then there is no blame on you for not repeating it.
Thirdly: The obligation to denounce is waived when there is extreme hardship and difficulty, such as the widespread prevalence of the munkar and the large number of people committing it. Therefore, it is not obligatory to denounce all munkarat (forbidden acts) widespread on the internet and social media platforms.
Fourthly: If you swore an oath to refrain from doing something, and you also swore that you would not offer expiation if you did it, and then you did what you swore to refrain from, then expiation for breaking an oath becomes obligatory upon you. Your second oath, which was to refrain from offering expiation, is forbidden, as it is an oath to neglect an obligation. Therefore, two expiations are incumbent upon you: one for the initial breaking of the oath, and another for not offering the expiation.
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