What should a wife do if her husband makes her swear to do something forbidden that she did in the past?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If a woman fears divorce and the spread of a bad reputation due to a past action, she should swear an oath, seek forgiveness, and increase her righteous deeds. She does not owe expiation in this case, because the oath was concerning a past matter accompanied by a lie, and its expiation is sincere repentance.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/19092
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 19092
- 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