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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

Leniency shown for the breaking of oaths

inadvertently made
Making oaths is a common occurrence, often entered into
out of sheer habit, especially when promises are being made.
Allegiance to oaths, and the fulfilling of promises are attributes
of a believer, as Allah commands in the Qur'an. However,
human beings are forgetful creatures; in some situations they
can absent-mindedly forget what they were supposed to do
what their promise was. This is a very natural mistake, resulting
from human weakness. So, in these circumstances, Allah does
not hold people accountable for the oaths they make haphaz-
ardly, absent-mindedly or out of habit; He removes this ac-
countability from the believers. The due fulfillments of oaths
made will be asked about on Judgment Day, but with the excep-
tion of oaths made randomly or aimlessly. Allah informs us of
this in one of His verses:
Allah will not call you to account task for inadvertent
statements in your oaths, but He will take you to task for
that which is intended in your hearts. Allah is Ever-
Forgiving and All-Forbearing. (Surat al-Baqara: 225)
There is another concession Allah has bestowed concerning
the issue of oaths. He shows leniency towards those who make
an oath in His name with a purpose, but who later wish to break
it, by adjuring penitence:
Allah has given you absolution from such oaths. (Surat
at-Tahrim: 2)
… But He will take you to task for the oaths you make in-
tentionally. The expiation in that case is to feed ten poor
people with the average amount you feed your family, or
clothe them, or free a slave. Anyone without the means to

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