At-Tahrim 66:2
The Prohibition · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 560
Dissolving Oaths
قَدۡ فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ تَحِلَّةَ أَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۖ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٢
Allah hath made lawful for you (Muslims) absolution from your oaths (of such a kind), and Allah is your Protector. He is the Knower, the Wise.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Allah has ordained for you the dissolution of your oaths.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “farada” here means explained and made lawful: one can be released from an oath by expiation.
Reflect
If you swore a wrong oath, pay its expiation.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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