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The Ruling of an Oath on the Actions of Others
If someone swears another person, saying: 'I swear by God that you will do such and such,' and the other party does not fulfill the oath, is there an expiation for the one who made the oath?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: Such a statement is considered an oath and requires an expiation for the oath, unless it is commonly spoken in a way that does not intend it as an oath, in which case it is not an oath. And God knows best.
