[278]- i.e., their admission and acceptance of the truth and commitment to Allāh's religion (Islām).
[279]- i.e., what is sworn to only out of habit of speech or what one utters carelessly without true intent.
[280]- i.e., that for a deliberate oath.
[281]- i.e., do not take oaths indiscriminately or swear to do that which is sinful, requiring expiation.
[282]- The prohibition understood from the word "avoid" is stronger than if Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) had merely said, "Abstain." The former requires distancing oneself from anything remotely related to these practices.