The Holy Quran 2:224 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لِّأَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ وَتُصْلِحُوا۟ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Translation

Because of your oaths (that you take in Allaah's name not to do good acts), do not make Allaah (do not refer to Allaah as) an obstacle (that stands in your way when you want) to do righteous acts, to attain Taqwa and to make peace between people. Allaah is All Hearing, All Knowing. (This verse instructs Muslims not to take oaths not to do good acts and then refrain from doing the good act with the excuse that they had taken an oath in Allaah's name not to do it.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

On idle oaths: that is, if someone rashly swears by Allah not to do some good deed — for example, “I will not speak to my father and mother,” or “I will not give anything to the beggar,” or “I will not bring about reconciliation between anyone” — then in such oaths the name of Allah is made a means for evil deeds. So never do this.

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