What is the ruling on breaking an oath sworn to perform a forbidden act or abandon an obligatory act?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Oaths

Book 59 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

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If the oath concerns performing a forbidden act or abandoning an obligatory act, breaking it is obligatory (wajib). This is because breaking the oath requires performing the obligatory act, and performing an obligatory act is itself obligatory.