Oath Breaking and 'InsyaAllah' (If God Wills)
📌 The discussion covers the obligation to pay *kaffarah* (expiation) for breaking an oath, even if the violation was unintentional or forgotten (like forgetting traffic laws after taking an official oath).
🕋 The main focus shifts to the ruling of a "hanging oath" (*yamin ma'allaq*), which is an oath followed by the phrase "InsyaAllah" (If God wills).
📜 Prophet Sulaiman (Solomon), peace be upon him, intended to have relations with his 90 wives, expecting each to bear a son to fight in God's path, but he failed to say "InsyaAllah," resulting in only one wife bearing a child, who was born imperfectly.
➡️ The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ stated that had Sulaiman said "InsyaAllah," he would not have failed his intention, emphasizing the weight of this phrase.

Conditions for 'InsyaAllah' to Negate Kaffarah
📌 For "InsyaAllah" to exempt one from paying *kaffarah* when an oath is broken, the utterance must be connected to the oath without significant interruption, unless the break is due to involuntary actions like coughing, sneezing, or yawning.
🎯 The speaker must intend for "InsyaAllah" to suspend the oath (making it conditional) rather than merely seeking blessing (*tabarruk*) for the plan's success.
🗣️ The word "Insyaallah" must be spoken aloud on the tongue, not just held as an intention in the heart, for it to be legally effective regarding the oath.

Clarification on Oaths (Yamin) vs. Vows (Nadhar)
📌 An **Oath (*Yamin*) generally serves to restrict oneself from doing something permissible (like "By God, I will not eat this") or affirm doing something permissible.
💖 A Vow (*Nadhar*) is a self-imposed obligation to perform an act of worship that is normally voluntary (like vowing to fast on Mondays).
⚖️ The consequence for breaking either an oath or a vow is the same *kaffarah***: freeing a slave, feeding 10 poor people, or clothing 10 poor people; if unable, then fasting for 3 days.

Kaffarah Payment Guidelines
📌 Paying *kaffarah* for breaking an oath requires feeding 10 distinct poor individuals; payment cannot be substituted by giving the equivalent monetary value or food supply to a single person.
🍚 For feeding the poor, the standard amount is typically **one *mud*** (approximately 1.5 kg) of staple food like rice per person, totaling 10 kg for one broken oath.
🔄 If multiple people pay *kaffarah* (like several civil servants), their contributions can be pooled, but the final distribution must still reach 10 separate poor individuals.

Guidance on Using Oaths
📌 Believers are instructed to guard their oaths (*Wahfadhu aymanakum*), meaning they should avoid swearing frequently and should not easily break oaths once taken.
🛡️ Oaths should be treated as a last resort or final ammunition for emphasis, especially when credibility is severely doubted, rather than being used casually in daily speech.
❌ It is forbidden to swear by anything other than God (e.g., the Prophet, the Kaaba, etc.).

Key Points & Insights
➡️ When making plans, saying "InsyaAllah" can invoke blessing and increase the chance of success, demonstrating reliance on God's will.
➡️ For oaths concerning future actions, saying "InsyaAllah" makes the oath conditional, preventing the obligation of *kaffarah* if the outcome is not achieved.
➡️ Civil servants who took an oath of office must diligently pay the outstanding *kaffarah* for likely oath violations during their careers, prioritizing feeding 10 needy people.
➡️ Lying while invoking "InsyaAllah" (i.e., promising something with the intention of never fulfilling it) is considered **deception/lying (*dhis***) and is a major sin.

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