Message of the Holy Quran — Page 403
~ 403 ~ O Oaths: yam i n , expiation of ¬ , Allah will not take you to task for such of your oaths as are vain, but He will take you to task for breaking the oaths which you take in ear- nest. The expiation, thereof, then, is the feeding of ten poor persons with such aver- age food as you feed your families with, or the clothing of them or the freeing of a slave… 5:90 of absti- nence, For those who vow absti- nence from their wives, the maximum period of waiting is four months;… 2:227 of hypo- crites, idolaters, They have made their oaths a shield for their false- hoods, and thereby they seek to turn men away from the path of Allah;… 58:17 of Prophets 'And, by Allah, I will cer- tainly plan against your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs. ' 21:58 of Satan, He said, 'So by Thy glory, will, surely, lead them all astray, 38:83 honour your ¬ , And fulfill the covenant of Allah when you have made one, and break not your oaths after making them