alsalm alaykem, what is the punishment to a person if he says to himself" I swear to god that I will stop doing something", but then he does it

· 26 Muharram 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 1815English

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alsalm alaykem, what is the punishment to a person if he says to himself" I swear to god that I will stop doing something", but then he does it

Answer

Kindly elaborate on the oath and what was the person intending to stop doing.

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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