Al-Ma'idah 89: Allah does not hold you accountable for the oaths you have made with your tongues unintentionally. But Allah does hold you accountable for the oaths that you have made consciously. And atonement for this is either to feed ten needy people from what you normally feed your family with, or to clothe them or to free one slave. Those who cannot find these shall fast for three days. When you make an oath, atonement for your oaths are these. Keep your oaths. Allah explains to you Allah’s verses so that (those of) you (who will come to the right path) will be grateful.

A. Metin Saruhan · 17 February 2022 · Misinterpreted Verses

The misinterpretation

God does not hold you responsible for your unintentional oaths. But it holds you responsible for the oaths you knowingly made. The expiation for this is to feed ten poor people of the average meal you feed your family, or to clothe them, or to free a slave. Those who cannot find them should fast for three days. If you take an oath, this is the expiation of your oaths. Protect your vows. (observe them) Allah explains His Ayat to you. Hope you will be grateful.

The right translation

Allah does not hold you accountable for the oaths you have made with your tongues unintentionally. But Allah does hold you accountable for the oaths that you have made consciously. And atonement for this is either to feed ten needy people from what you normally feed your family with, or to clothe them or to free one slave. Those who cannot find these shall fast for three days. When you make an oath, atonement for your oaths are these. Keep your oaths. Allah explains to you Allah’s verses so that (those of) you (who will come to the right path) will be grateful.

Explanation

This is where this verse goes wrong: They have used the word 'hopefully'. However, Allah (swt) does not leave anything in suspense. He says everything with certainty and clarity. Here the word 'hopefully' is absent. Indeed: So that they (the righteous among you) may give thanks. The meaning of the verse will be fulfilled.

We have already explained the meaning of 'until' and it is useful to explain it here. When Allah (swt) made a covenant with human beings in Kalu Bela, He gave them their desires and wishes as their destiny. This is contrary to the verse that says that there is not a single creature that will come until the Day of Judgment that we do not know what it will do. When people break their oaths, He knows who among them will break their oaths and who will not, and He knows who will go to the Hereafter and how. In this case, when the word "hopefully" is used, it means that our Lord is unaware of the state of His servants and that He values them according to their behavior at that moment, which is an adjective for our Lord. In this respect, our Lord does not use the word "hopefully", and with the word "until", which is used as a demonstrative pronoun, He informs us that He is aware of the state of His servants, and that He gives us the opportunity of a time unit that He gives to those who will turn to the truth among them.

What is said in the video

We continue our lesson.

In Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 121, Allah Almighty says in the verse as follows. We are reading the wrong one. Quite some time has passed since we read the wrong one. Let us read the right one. Because the wrong one is right all the way to the end. At the end, one word spoils it, so we called it wrong. What does it say? Allah does not hold you responsible for the oaths that slip out of your mouth unintentionally. How does an oath slip out of your mouth unintentionally? You say: by Allah, this was like that. That is, the oath has now slipped out of his mouth unintentionally. But when you say, by Allah, I will do this like that, now this has become intentional.

But for the oaths you make knowingly He holds you responsible.

Its expiation is to feed ten poor people from the average of the food you feed your family. For example, today, how much does a day's food cost for a family of mine? Thirty lira, forty lira. If your situation is a bit better, he says fifty lira. If you feed ten poor people, what does it come to? Five hundred lira.

Those whose situation is a bit lower eat a meal for twenty lira, for example. For ten poor people, two hundred lira. Meanwhile they pay a price.

Or clothing them. Well, today, with between two hundred and five hundred lira you clothe a person. Sir, or clothing them, or else freeing a slave, it says. Whoever cannot find these must fast for three days. His situation does not allow it. And I am going to break my oath. What will I do? It is Allah Almighty's command. And I have no money. I will fast for three days. When you have sworn, this is the expiation of your oaths, says Allah Almighty. How beautifully He says it. So I swore an oath. My oath is not broken. What will I do? Allah Almighty does not intend hardship for people. We continue.

Keep your oaths. Yes. If he has sworn, keep your oaths. What is the meaning of "keep your oaths" here? "Never break your oath"; it does not mean "be faithful to your oath". When it says, keep your oaths when you make them, it means: when you break your oaths, Allah's command over you, so as to observe it, feed the poor, or clothe them, or free a slave. Fulfil your oath in this way. Fulfil the expiation of the oaths you have made. Keep your oaths. Be faithful to Allah's command over you, it says. Yes. In the sense of: observe them. Allah explains His verses to you. How beautiful. He removes us from hardships and brings us out of darkness into light.

Now here, in the wrong one, it says: it is hoped that you will give thanks, it says. Whereas here the words "it is hoped that", as we always say, ascribe attributes to Allah Almighty. Because Allah Almighty, there is not a single living being until the Day of Judgement whose deeds We do not know, according to the verse. In the word la'alle here, "so that" comes as a demonstrative pronoun, pointing to those within it who will turn to Islam. So that those among you who come to the truth give thanks, it says. How beautiful. Now, "those among you who come to the truth give thanks" is one thing. "It is hoped that you will give thanks" is another.

Allah Almighty is free from all deficient attributes. Yes.