Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi's response to If I take an oath to do something but later realize it is wrong, is it required for me to observe a 3-day fast as expiation?

If I take an oath to do something but later realize it is wrong, is it required for me to observe a 3-day fast as expiation?

Oath Sawm (Fasting)

If I take an oath to do something but later realize it is wrong, is it required for me to observe a 3-day fast as expiation?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago

If you took an oath to do something which you know that it is wrong or you discovered later that it is wrong, then such oath itself is invalid. You don't need then to feed ten poor persons or clothe them or fast three days as expiation.

'Wassalam.