Al-Ma'idah 5:89 لا يواخذكم الله باللغو في ايمانكم ولاكن يواخذكم بما عقدتم الايمان فكفارته اطعام عشرة مساكين من اوسط ما تطعمون اهليكم او كسوتهم او تحرير رقبة فمن لم يجد فصيام ثلاثة ايام ذالك كفارة ايمانكم اذا حلفتم واحفظوا ايمانكم كذالك يبين الله لكم اياته لعلكم تشكرون ٨٩
لَا
يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
بِٱللَّغۡوِ
فِيٓ
أَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡ
وَلَٰكِن
يُؤَاخِذُكُم
بِمَا
عَقَّدتُّمُ
ٱلۡأَيۡمَٰنَۖ
فَكَفَّٰرَتُهُۥٓ
إِطۡعَامُ
عَشَرَةِ
مَسَٰكِينَ
مِنۡ
أَوۡسَطِ
مَا
تُطۡعِمُونَ
أَهۡلِيكُمۡ
أَوۡ
كِسۡوَتُهُمۡ
أَوۡ
تَحۡرِيرُ
رَقَبَةٖۖ
فَمَن
لَّمۡ
يَجِدۡ
فَصِيَامُ
ثَلَٰثَةِ
أَيَّامٖۚ
ذَٰلِكَ
كَفَّٰرَةُ
أَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡ
إِذَا
حَلَفۡتُمۡۚ
وَٱحۡفَظُوٓاْ
أَيۡمَٰنَكُمۡۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يُبَيِّنُ
ٱللَّهُ
لَكُمۡ
ءَايَٰتِهِۦ
لَعَلَّكُمۡ
تَشۡكُرُونَ
٨٩
Allah will not take you to task for that which is unintentional in your oaths, but He will take you to task for the oaths which ye swear in earnest. The expiation thereof is the feeding of ten of the needy with the average of that wherewith ye feed your own folk, or the clothing of them, or the liberation of a slave, and for him who findeth not (the wherewithal to do so) then a three days' fast. This is the expiation of your oaths when ye have sworn; and keep your oaths. Thus Allah expoundeth unto you His revelations in order that ye may give thanks.
— M. Pickthall
Allāh will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless1 in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation2 is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths.3 Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses [i.e., revealed law] that you may be grateful.
— Saheeh International
Allah will not call you to account for what is futile in your oaths, but He will call you to account for your deliberate oaths: for expiation, feed ten indigent persons, on a scale of the average for the food of your families; or clothe them; or give a slave his freedom. If that is beyond your means, fast for three days. That is the expiation for the oaths ye have sworn. But keep to your oaths. Thus doth Allah make clear to you His signs, that ye may be grateful.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Unintentional Oaths
We mentioned the subject of unintentional oaths in Surat Al-Baqarah, all praise and thanks are due to Allah, and so we do not need to repeat it here. We also mentioned that the Laghw in oaths refers to one's saying, "No by Allah," or, "Yes, by Allah," unintentionally.
Expiation for
…Unintentional Oaths
We mentioned the subject of unintentional oaths in Surat Al-Baqarah, all praise and thanks are due to Allah, and so we do not need
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