Back to search
The question

What is the expiation for a father's false oath taken to ratify a marriage contract due to the inability to provide the required documents, and does this entail sin for the questioner and his fiancée?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

If your father and the two witnesses swore falsely to establish a right that could not be attained otherwise, then there is no blame upon them, nor upon you, nor upon your fiancée, because lying in this case is permissible. However, it is preferable to use allusions (ta‘areed). But if they swore falsely without necessity, then they are sinful and must repent. According to the majority of scholars, there is no expiation due upon them. However, according to the Shafi‘is and one narration from the Hanbalis, expiation for breaking an oath (kaffarat al-yameen) is obligatory.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
163691
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy