The ruling on one who vows to fast a month if she commits a religious violation, and then commits it
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The questioner:
This is a woman, Honorable Shaykh, who vowed not to commit a violation, but she committed this violation. She swore that she would fast for a month, and now she is weak. What is required of her?
The Shaykh:
If she swore or made a vow.
The questioner:
She vowed not to commit a sin or a violation, but she returned to this violation. She swore, saying she vowed to fast for a month.
The Shaykh:
Yes. She must fast for a month; it is obligatory for her to fast the month. However, this vow indicates that she intends to bind herself or prevent herself from [doing it], and it follows the course of an oath, as chosen by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. It is a vow that follows the course of an oath, and it is expiated by the expiation of an oath. Yes.
This is a woman, Honorable Shaykh, who vowed not to commit a violation, but she committed this violation. She swore that she would fast for a month, and now she is weak. What is required of her?
The Shaykh:
If she swore or made a vow.
The questioner:
She vowed not to commit a sin or a violation, but she returned to this violation. She swore, saying she vowed to fast for a month.
The Shaykh:
Yes. She must fast for a month; it is obligatory for her to fast the month. However, this vow indicates that she intends to bind herself or prevent herself from [doing it], and it follows the course of an oath, as chosen by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. It is a vow that follows the course of an oath, and it is expiated by the expiation of an oath. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4386] حكم من نذرت صيام شهر إن ارتكبت مخالفة شرعية ثم ارتكبتها - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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