9598
9
26 / 06 / 2026
The Return to an Action Previously Subject to a Divorce Oath
A married woman used to smoke cigarettes, and her husband swore an oath of divorce that she should not smoke. He has not spoken to her for five years, and now she wants to return to smoking. Does the divorce oath apply in this case?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: If the divorce oath is absolute such that it takes effect whenever she smokes, then it is valid, and smoking is forbidden due to its harmful effects, so she must not return to it, and God knows best.
