Is it obligatory upon a person who loses his temper and takes an oath but later breaks it to offer Kaffarah (expiation) for breaking the oath? How can he pay this Kaffarah?
A: If a person swears to do something but does not fulfill his oath, he should offer Kaffarah (expiation) for breaking the oath. For example, if a person says, "By Allah! I will talk to so and so", "By Allah! I will visit so and so," "By Allah! I will pray such and such," and so on,
but he does not fulfill his oath, then he should offer Kaffarah if he is sane and aware of what he is saying. However, if a person is extremely angry and is not aware of what he is saying, then the oath is not binding, because being aware of what the person says is a must to fulfill an oath. When a person gets extremely angry until he is unconscious of what he says and has no control over it, it is not obligatory upon such a person to offer Kaffarah as in this case he takes the same ruling of the person who is insane, idiot or one who is asleep.