Swore that something would occur in the future, thinking it would occur, but it did not
What is the ruling on swearing that something is going to happen without making a vow? For example, if one says, "By Allaah, this team will lose the match," and then it wins. Please advise.
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If someone swears an oath that something possible will happen in the future, believing that it will surely happen, and then he turns out to be wrong and that thing does not happen, most of the Muslim scholars believed that the oath-taker, in this case, should pay the expiation for breaking an oath. Some scholars, like Anyway, offering the expiation is more prudent, safer in terms of clearing liability, and more likely to insure avoidance of the difference of opinion among scholars. We would like to point out some issues: 1) Muslims should guard against (unnecessary) swearing to the best of their abilities. Allaah The Exalted Says (what means): { 2) Muslims should preoccupy themselves with what benefits them regarding their religion and worldly affairs and should keep away from what does not benefit them. Allaah Knows best.
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