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Will an oath be valid if it is made in the heart without uttering it?

· 24 Rabiʻ II 1439 AH1 min readFatwa 39753English

Question

Will an oath be valid if it is made in the heart without uttering it?

Answer

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

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

An oath needs to be uttered for it to be valid and binding.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Tahmid Chowdhury

Student Darul Iftaa

New York, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق (12/ 127)

وركنها اللفظ المستعمل فيها

الدر المختار شرح تنوير الأبصار وجامع البحار (ص: 280)

وركنها اللفظ المستعمل فيها

Answered by
Tahmid Chowdhury
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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