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Coercion in Oath
A woman swore that she would not go to a doctor, then she fell ill and her husband and son forced her to go to the doctor. What is the ruling on the oath she took?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: She is required to perform the expiation of an oath; because she went [through with it] even if she was compelled; because coercion does not affect the oath, and God knows best.
