Fatwas Archive

Question: A man swore by a vow of a sum of money that he would not enter the house, then he regretted this oath, and he is poor and does not possess that large sum; what is he to do?...

Question: If a man vows to fast a month or two, without specifying which month, and he wishes to fulfill that vow, but fasting will cause him to miss important lessons in (religious) knowledge, and this will cause significant deficiency...

Question: Is it permissible to hand over a vowed offering or an endowment (waqf) to the custodian of a mosque, when it is known, or thought likely, that the custodian will not spend it properly but will consume it?

Question: A man has vowed a thousand ḥajjs; what is required of him?

Question: A man, at the beginning of his life, did not care about disobeying Allah, and he used to swear oaths a great deal. Then he repented to Allah and regretted what had issued from him. So what is required...

Question: A man grew up ignorant among ignorant people, heedless of the religion and its teachings. Then guidance spread, and he listened to the admonitions of the guides and attended their gatherings, so he repented to Allah the Exalted and...

Question: A man swore by a vow (nadhr) of such-and-such that he would not do a certain act, then he did it. Then he repeated the vow and then broke it; and he swore by Allah and broke it; then...

Question: Is it permissible to use figurative expressions and metaphors frequently in speech among people who understand only the apparent (literal) meaning? And does one fulfill his oath if he swears, “This is my garment,” while intending (only) “a garment...

Question: A man swore by the divorce of his wife if she entered the house of so-and-so, and his motive for swearing was that in that house there was a man about whom he had doubts. If that man then...

Question: A person made a covenant with Allah, Glorified be He, that if He healed him from such-and-such illness, he would indeed remember Allah for three continuous months. Then he said: “And if I do not fulfill (this), O Lord,...