Unintended oaths (yamin al-laghw)

A question about unintended oaths (yamin al-laghw), in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that whoever swears by God without intending an oath or resolving to bind himself owes nothing, while one should not swear often. ¹

The questioner asked about the ruling on unintended oaths. ¹

The Department answered that whoever swears by God without intending an oath and without resolving to bind himself to it owes nothing, citing Surat al-Baqara 2:225. ¹ It said a Muslim should not swear often, so that his tongue does not become used to it, citing Surat al-Baqara 2:224. ¹

Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4346, dated 16 March 2026. ¹ The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.