Inability to fulfill a vow of fasting due to illness
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person makes a vow of obedience, such as fasting one day after another, and he is unable to carry it out because of physical weakness or illness, what should he do?
Answer:
If he leaves it off due to an illness he cannot overcome, he is excused. But if he leaves it off out of laziness, he is not excused. However, if he leaves it off due to illness, he is excused. When he recovers, he continues fasting and persists with his vow. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person makes a vow of obedience, such as fasting one day after another, and he is unable to carry it out because of physical weakness or illness, what should he do?
Answer:
If he leaves it off due to an illness he cannot overcome, he is excused. But if he leaves it off out of laziness, he is not excused. However, if he leaves it off due to illness, he is excused. When he recovers, he continues fasting and persists with his vow. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 115 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / القضاء / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (38:52)
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