Why is expiation not obligatory in a permissible vow?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Why is expiation not obligatory in a permissible vow when it is not fulfilled, whereas expiation is obligatory in a forbidden vow?
Answer:
A permissible vow, my brother, allows one to choose between fulfilling it and paying the expiation for an oath. Who told you that expiation is not obligatory in it? One who vows to do a permissible act is given the choice between doing it and paying the expiation for an oath. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Why is expiation not obligatory in a permissible vow when it is not fulfilled, whereas expiation is obligatory in a forbidden vow?
Answer:
A permissible vow, my brother, allows one to choose between fulfilling it and paying the expiation for an oath. Who told you that expiation is not obligatory in it? One who vows to do a permissible act is given the choice between doing it and paying the expiation for an oath. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، لماذا لا تجب الكفارة في النذر المباح؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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