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How can I repent after giving a false oath?

· 21 Muharram 1445 AH1 min readFatwa 27007English

Question

How can I repent after giving a false oath? I lied to a friend and now after explaining that to him I want to try to ask Allah to forgive me.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The information given in the query is not clear. Kindly provide more details of the oath you took in order for us to issue a ruling.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Fahad Abdul Wahab

Student Darul Iftaa
New York, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

(2013-09-25)

www.Daruliftaa.net

Answered by
Fahad Abdul Wahab
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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