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Haram Speech & character

Is swearing a false oath haram?

Short answer

Yes. The Quran warns against breaking oaths after making them firm (16:91), and warns those who sell Allah's covenant and their oaths for a small price (3:77). Swearing by Allah on a lie, in order to take money or a right, is a major sin.

Evidence

Quran

وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا عَٰهَدتُّمْ وَلَا تَنقُضُوا۟ ٱلْأَيْمَٰنَ بَعْدَ تَوْكِيدِهَا وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَفِيلًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿٩١﴾

Na timizeni ahadi ya Mwenyezi Mungu mnapo ahidi, wala msivunje viapo baada ya kuvithibitisha, ilihali mmekwisha mfanya Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye mdhamini wenu. Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu anayajua myatendayo.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ وَأَيْمَٰنِهِمْ ثَمَنًۭا قَلِيلًا أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَا خَلَٰقَ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا يَنظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ ﴿٧٧﴾

Hakika wanao uza ahadi ya Mwenyezi Mungu na viapo vyao thamani ndogo, hao hawatakuwa na sehemu ya kheri yoyote katika Akhera, wala Mwenyezi Mungu hatasema nao wala hatawatazama Siku ya Kiyama, wala hatawatakasa, nao watapata adhabu chungu.

This is general information, not a fatwa. For your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.

Questions about halal and haram

Is swearing a false oath haram?

Yes. The Quran warns against breaking oaths after making them firm (16:91), and warns those who sell Allah's covenant and their oaths for a small price (3:77). Swearing by Allah on a lie, in order to take money or a right, is a major sin.

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