False Oaths

Imam Ali (AS) said, How can one be safe from the punishment of Allah when he is quick in making false oaths.

Imam Ali (AS) said, The swearing of a man increases for four [possible reasons]: something shameful that he knows about himself, or as a means of entreating by which he may be deemed truthful, or because of his inability to express himself so he takes oaths as verbiage to connect his speech, or because of an accusation that has been made upon him.

Imam Ali (AS) said, The thing that brings the quickest punishment is a false oath.

Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not habituate yourself to taking oaths, for verily the one who swears excessively is not safe from sin.