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 […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Over the years, I have sworn many oaths, on different matters, many of them under compulsive misgivings (waswasa), and I broke some. I read in one of your answers that where several expiations fall due, they merge into one. Does that apply when the oaths were about different things? […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I have taken several oaths before Allah, promising not to listen to music, and have broken those oaths, but I do not remember how many there were. What is my obligation in this case, and is there a separate expiation for each oath? Answer In the Name of Allah, […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I made many promises in the past, but now I regret them and am unsure if they were made before or after puberty, whether I used Allah’s name, or if I fulfilled them. I don’t remember the exact wording or reasons for these promises. Answer In the Name of […]