Fatwas Archive

Question: It is very often asked about someone who intended: “If Allah heals my sick relative, I will fast three days,” or something similar. Is that binding?

Question: A man swore by the divorce of his wife that he would not sit with his friends who had strongly urged him to sit with them. He is from a distant land, and he uttered this oath while in...

Question: In some regions it is very common to swear by these oaths: “(It is) ḥarām and divorce that I will indeed do such-and-such,” or “I did not do such-and-such, (it is) ḥarām and divorce,” and “(It is) ḥarām and...

Question: A man swore that he would dedicate his wealth as a waqf if he did such-and-such, and then, after some time, he did what he had sworn about. What is required of him, and how is he to act,...

Question: If a man says, “I am a Jew” or “I am a Christian if I do such-and-such,” is he judged thereby to have disbelieved and his wife to have been divorced, even if he does not do the act...

Question: Is it permissible to administer an oath by (saying) disavowal from Allah or from Islam? And what is the ruling regarding one who swears by that, whether truthful or breaking his oath?

Question: If it is said to a man, “Do such-and-such,” and he replies, “Ḥarām (forbidden),” what is the ruling of that?

Question: If a person says, “By Allah, I will indeed do (it)” (wa-llāhi la-afʿalu, with the verb in the nominative), intending thereby to remove it from being an oath, then what is the ruling of this grammatically faulty oath?

Question: Is what people do when dealing with officials – namely, giving some money to the official so that he will complete the transaction – considered among the forbidden forms of bribery?

Question: Is it permissible for a Muslim to give a bribe to the judge so that he will rule for him according to the truth?