Fulfilling a vow of fasting for a month before the sixth of Shawwal
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), if I have a vow to fast for a month, and I fasted part of it before Ramadan, should I complete it before the sixth of Shawwal, or at any time?
Answer:
Regarding the fasting of a vow, if it is possible, fast it before Ramadan. If the month of Ramadan comes upon you, you fast Ramadan. When it ends, you fulfill the vow, because the vow is obligatory and the sixth of Shawwal is a recommended practice (sunnah). So you hasten to perform the obligatory, because the vow is obligatory. Performing the obligatory takes precedence over performing the recommended practice. If there is anything left of Shawwal, meaning if six days remain of Shawwal, fast just six. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), if I have a vow to fast for a month, and I fasted part of it before Ramadan, should I complete it before the sixth of Shawwal, or at any time?
Answer:
Regarding the fasting of a vow, if it is possible, fast it before Ramadan. If the month of Ramadan comes upon you, you fast Ramadan. When it ends, you fulfill the vow, because the vow is obligatory and the sixth of Shawwal is a recommended practice (sunnah). So you hasten to perform the obligatory, because the vow is obligatory. Performing the obligatory takes precedence over performing the recommended practice. If there is anything left of Shawwal, meaning if six days remain of Shawwal, fast just six. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-17-الصيام أحكامه وفضائله|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (57:04)
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