عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللّه عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ: لا يُؤَاخِذُكُمْ اللّه بِاللَّغْو في أَيْمَانِكُمْ في قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ: لا واللّهِ، وَبَلى واللَّهِ. رواه البخاري.
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: This verse was revealed: "Allah will not hold you accountable for the thoughtlessness (laghw) in your oaths" concerning a man's saying: "No, by Allah," and "Yes, by Allah." Reported by al-Bukhari.
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أن اليمين على ثلاثة أنواع: الغموس: هو اليمين الذي يَغمِسُ صاحِبه في النار، لأنّه يعلم أنَّه كاذِب، اللغو: وهي اليمين لا إثم فيها ولا كفارة عليها. المنعقدة: وهي اليمين التي يقصد صاحبها فعل شيء أو تركه والتي تجب فيها الكفارة.
That the oath is of three types: Al-ghamus (the plunging oath): it is the oath that plunges its maker into the Fire, because he knows that he is lying. Al-laghw (the thoughtless oath): it is the oath in which there is no sin and for which there is no expiation. Al-mun'aqidah (the contracted oath): it is the oath by which its maker intends to do something or to leave it, and for which expiation is obligatory.