Is an oath conditional upon an event not occurring within four months considered an Iilaa' (oath of abstinence)?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of the Oath of Abstention (Ila')
Primary text
The oath is considered an Iilaa' if conditioned upon something known not to exist before four months, such as the Hour or the arrival of someone from a distant land like India. This constitutes an oath of abstinence because the condition is set beyond the four-month limit.