What should a wife do if her husband makes her swear to do something forbidden that she did in the past?
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.
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