August 26, 2026
9 mins
Can an Oath or a Vow Make the Stronger Opinion Binding?
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Suppose a man utters a conditional formula about marriage and unbelief. He then adds a second undertaking: he swears by Allah, or vows, that in this very question, whichever of the two positions, that of Imam Abu Hanifa or that of Imam Shafiʿi, is stronger in evidence shall be […]