5-Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

the second thing does not affect his second oath from being
sahîh. Because she was in his nikâh when he swore the second
oath, his second oath became sahîh.”
It is written in the books Multaqâ and Durr-ul-mukhtâr,
“There are three different ways of making an oath: By the
names of Allâhu ta’âlâ, by making something that causes
disbelief depend on a condition, and by making a divorce
certain [by saying, ‘May I be divorced from my wife if...’]. Making
an oath by using the names of Allâhu ta’âlâ is done either by
letters or by words. If one of the prefixes “b”, “tâ”, and “wa” is
added at the beginning and the “esre” [1] is added at the end of
the name, it becomes an oath. An oath can be made only with
the names of Allâhu ta’âlâ. A Muslim’s oath cannot be made by
other things. When making an oath by one of the names of
Allâhu ta’âlâ which can be given to men also, such as Halîm,
Alîm, Jewâd, it is necessary to intend and keep in mind that it is
Allah’s name. It is permissible also to make an oath with some
of His attributes which have been traditionally used in oaths.
Like saying, ‘I swear by the Almightiness [Greatness,
Compassionateness] of Allâhu ta’âlâ....” An oath cannot be
made with the Qur’ân, with the Prophet ’salawât-ullâhi aleyhim
ajma’în’, or with Kâ’ba. It is not an oath to swear with one’s
honour, e.g. to say, ‘Upon my honour, I promise,’ or ‘Upon my
honour it is the truth.’ It is harâm to swear with one’s life or
head. It is an oath to say, ‘I swear by Allah that....” It is an oath
to say, ‘I promise by Allah.’ Also, it is an oath to use the words
“qasem”, “half”, or “yemîn” in one’s promise, whether by using
the simple present tense or present continuous tense in the
promise, or to say, ‘Esh-hadu,’ and not to say Allah’s name after
it. If one says, “Be it my oath” or “Be it my vow” or “Be it my
promise,” it becomes an oath.
It is an oath to utter something that causes disbelief, such as
to say, ‘You are a disbeliever, or a Jew, or a Christian, or atheist
if you do this,’ or to say the same in the future tense: ‘You will
be....’ The oath becomes broken when the second person does
that thing. If the first person said it with the intention of an oath
he has to pay kaffârat. If he said it because he wanted the latter
to be a disbeliever, he (the sworn person) becomes a
[1]
The vowel point placed under a consonant to indicate its being followed
by “i” in pronunciation, like in “be”.
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