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THE GRAVITY OF A FALSE OATH

1763

“Of the major sins are: Associating anything with Allah. Disobedience of parents. Murder. False oath.”

A Bedouin Arab came to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, what are the major sins?’ He replied: Associating anything with Allah. The man asked, ‘And after that?’ The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, replied, ‘A false oath which deprives a Muslim of his property.’"

Bukhari with a chain up to Abdullah the son of Amr, the son of Al 'As who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.

EXPIATION OF OATHS