Transliteration:( Wa laa taj'alul laaha 'urdatal li aymaanikum an tabarroo wa tattaqoo wa tuslihoo bainan naas; wallaahu Samee'un 'Aleem )
224. And make not Allah the target of your oaths [533], that you take an oath for not doing good, nor for fearing [534] Allah, nor for making peace among people. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
This verse was revealed when Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawaha (RA) took an oath not to speak to his brother-in-law, Hazrat No’man bin Bashir (RA), nor visit him or reconcile his dispute.
🔹 Two key points arise:
Frequent oath-taking is discouraged and considered a bad practice.
If an oath prevents a good act, it should be broken, and compensation (kaffarah) must be given.
From this verse, several rulings are derived:
Avoid excessive oaths, as this may negatively affect one’s sustenance.
Oaths must not be used to justify sinful acts or to abstain from good deeds, such as saying:
“I won’t pray because I swore not to.”
Reconciling between Muslims is among the highest forms of worship, while causing division is among the gravest sins.
The tafsir of Surah Baqarah verse 223 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Baqarah ayat 222 which provides the complete commentary from verse 222 through 223.
(2:224) Do not swear by Allah in your oaths if they are intended to hinder you from virtue, piety and promoting the good of mankind.[243] Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All- Knowing.
243. Authentic Traditions indicate that if a person takes a vow and discovers later that righteousness and common good are best served by breaking that vow then he should do so. Expiation consists in either feeding or providing clothes for ten poor people, or setting free a slave, or fasting for three days (see 5: 89).
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