Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 23 Non fulfilment of a Promise Conditional and absolute covenant
Conditional and absolute covenant
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Conditional and absolute covenant
Just as in the case of oath and vow, a covenant is also either conditional or absolute. An example of an absolute covenant is when a man says, “I make covenant with Allah that I shall perform such and such good action.” Then this shall become binding upon him. If he does not do so he would have committed a Greater sin. In addition he also has to pay the penalty. The conditional covenant is the one when the person attaches some conditions. For example, he may say, “If Allah gives me a son, I will perform such and such good deed.” Then that good deed becomes Wajib upon him only when he gets a son. Once the condition is fulfilled it will also be HarÄm for him to leave the deed undone and he will have to pay the additional penalty also.
