{"id":34558,"date":"2026-04-13T19:08:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=34558"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:20:30","slug":"the-ruling-on-an-oath-involving-ones-faith-and-its-expiation-in-the-presence-of-waswasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/the-ruling-on-an-oath-involving-ones-faith-and-its-expiation-in-the-presence-of-waswasa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ruling on an Oath Involving One\u2019s Faith and Its Expiation in the Presence of Waswasa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 08863<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Alimah Maryam Badshah<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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I am a Hanafi Muslim, and years ago, when I was around 17 or 18, I made a very serious vow (nazr) to Allah. At the time, I was deeply focused on improving my life and succeeding in getting into university. I was struggling with anxiety and felt that making this vow would help me. I promised that I would never intentionally miss a prayer (salah) or let a missed prayer go without making it up (qaza). I added that if I broke this vow, I would no longer be considered a Muslim and could be seen as Christian, Jewish, or Mushrik. My hope was that this promise would bring improvement in my life, and as far as I remember, my situation did improve afterwards.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reflecting back, after saying this nazr, I said I am ready to sacrifice my faith or iman to succeed in reaching my educational goals. Now, I fear that statement may have rendered my vow binding or may have even impacted my faith adversely. Is it so?\u00a0 Does it affect anything?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, however, I am struggling with intense worry and fear about this vow. I sometimes experience intrusive thoughts, which I believe are from Satan, Satan is saying \u201cPray for me\u201d. I wonder if these waswasa are a punishment from Allah for breaking my vow, or if they mean that I am no longer considered a Muslim because I failed to keep it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Is my vow considered valid and binding in the Hanafi madhhab, especially given that it involved extreme terms? And if I break it (my nazr), will I become a non-muslim?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. Do the improvements I saw after making this vow mean that Allah accepted it, and is it, therefore, still required of me? If this Nazr is required of me, how can I stop it?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. Satan is saying \u201cWorship me\u201d. Does this mean that I am being punished for breaking this promise or that I am no longer a Muslim?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. If my vow was excessive or invalid, what steps should I take now to ensure that I am forgiven and at peace?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. I also recently made a dua about this vow and asked Allah to reveal if my nazr is valid or not in my dream while I was asleep and woke up from sleep feeling fearful several times.\u00a0 I couldn’t remember my dream, but I felt like I saw a dream where it is said that your nazr is valid. Then I woke up, and I heard my inner thoughts, I heard the words ‘It is valid,’ but I was unsure if this was just my own anxiety. Please help me. What does this mean? Can it be waswasa? Or Allah’s implication?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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            Answer:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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            It is unfortunate that you have made such an oath in your youth with your religion as forfeit. A binding oath (\u064a\u0645\u064a\u0646 \u0645\u0646\u0639\u0642\u062f\u0629) is made when you make a promise regarding a future action. According to the Hanafi Mazhab, making a vow with your Iman as forfeit is considered an oath and is thus binding. A vow is valid and binding the moment it is made, therefore your thoughts about sacrificing your religion for worldly gains, while wrong in and of itself, would not have affected the oath.<\/span>(1)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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            The forfeit of your oath (i.e. your kufr) is only applied if you had thought it would make you disbelieve when you broke the oath. Otherwise, the kufr would not be applied. From what you have stated, it seems that you did believe it would break your Iman, therefore the kufr would have been applied upon you when you broke this oath.<\/span>(2)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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            You should keep in mind that oaths which are detrimental or for a wrongful action should be broken and the expiation (Kaff\u0101rah) given. You should reaffirm your Shah\u0101dah and then give the Kaff\u0101rah. It is not permissible to pay Kaff\u0101rah before breaking your oath.<\/span>(3)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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            The Kaff\u0101rah for an oath can be any of the following methods Allah (swt) has mentioned in Surah Ma\u2019idah (5:89): To feed 10 needy people each with two meals or like it is done in \u1e95ih\u0101r, or clothe them with at least one full set of clothes, or free a slave. If none of the aforementioned are possible, then you may fast for three consecutive days.<\/span>(4)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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            In regards to your thoughts regarding worshipping Shaytan and committing kufr, this has probably stemmed from your thoughts on the validity of your oath. I would advise that you seek a qualified Muslim councillor to talk this through carefully if these thoughts continue to be persistent after completing the Kaff\u0101rah.<\/span><\/p>\n

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            As a final note, both praying your salah and fulfilling your oaths are serious matters and should not be taken lightly. The five daily salah are all compulsory and should never be missed without a valid reason. Oaths should also not be made without the conviction or the ability of being able to follow them through. Oaths prove your honesty in character and act as a guarantee that you will fulfil your word. In the future, be mindful of the oaths you make and the consequences you place upon yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

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            References:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

            (1)<\/span><\/p>\n

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            Al-Lub\u0101b Fi Sharh al-Kit\u0101b (Vol.4, pg.4, Al-Maktaba Al-\u2019Ilmiyyah)<\/span><\/p>\n

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            Al-Lub\u0101b Fi Sharh al-Kit\u0101b (Vol.4, pg.7, Al-Maktaba Al-\u2019Ilmiyyah)<\/span><\/p>\n

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            \n<\/span>(2)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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            Al-Lub\u0101b Fi Sharh al-Kit\u0101b (Vol.4, pg.7, Al-Maktaba Al-\u2019Ilmiyyah)<\/span><\/p>\n

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            \n<\/span>(3)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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            Al-Lub\u0101b Fi Sharh al-Kit\u0101b (Vol.4, pg.9, Al-Maktaba Al-\u2019Ilmiyyah)<\/span><\/p>\n

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            Al-Lub\u0101b Fi Sharh al-Kit\u0101b (Vol.4, pg.8, Al-Maktaba Al-\u2019Ilmiyyah)<\/span><\/p>\n

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            (4)<\/span><\/p>\n

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            Qur\u2019an (5:89)<\/span><\/p>\n

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            Al-Lub\u0101b Fi Sharh al-Kit\u0101b (Vol.4, pg.8, Al-Maktaba Al-\u2019Ilmiyyah)<\/span><\/p>\n

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            Only Allah (\u0639\u0632 \u0648 \u062c\u0644) knows best<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

            Written by Alimah Maryam Badshah<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

            Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

            Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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