If a person promises something in a Dua along the lines that I will not do such and such a sin again, but then breaks the promise, will he have to expiate for it?
If a person promises something in a Dua along the lines that I will not do such and such a sin again, but then breaks the promise, will he have to expiate for it?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 5 years ago
If a person promises Allah (SWT) to do or not to do something, he must fulfill his promise with out fail. If he breaks his promise, he has then committed a sinful act and must expiate by either fasting two months or feeding sixty poor believers. This is called Kaffara of 'Ahd كفارة العهد.
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