Oath Not to Sleep with My Brother

Vows and oaths

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Hello and good evening, Last Shabbat, I said in the form of an oath that I do not want to sleep with my brother in the same room ever. The wording was "I swore and I will fulfill it," and immediately after, I retracted it after a few minutes. My question is, do I need a release from the oath? Thank you in advance.

Answer

Hello, 

If you said "I do not want to sleep with my brother," there is no problem with sleeping with him, because you did not say that you will not sleep, only that you do not want to sleep. 

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