Does swearing not to eat grapes result in breaking the oath if raisins, grape molasses, vinegar, or grape syrup are consumed?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Expiations

Book 60 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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The oath is not broken if a person who swore not to eat grapes consumes raisins (zabeeb), grape molasses (dibs), vinegar (khall), or grape syrup (natif). This applies because the oath was specifically tied to the attribute (the grape itself) and not the essence (the resulting product). Since the specific attribute was not present in the consumed item, it is treated as if one swore not to eat a specific date and then ate a different one.