A mother’s vow to fast while she is unable to do so
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Your Eminence, father, my mother made a vow to fast, but she is now unable to fast because of her illness. Is it permissible for me to fast on her behalf, or should she pay an expiation for her vow?
The Shaykh:
If it is a vow that she made to fast, and she is unable to fulfill the vow, then she has no vow upon her. She has no vow upon her. Yes. Do not vow to do something you are not able to do. Yes.
The questioner:
And this questioner.
The Shaykh:
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3812Sahih (Darussalam). Yes.
This questioner says: Your Eminence, father, my mother made a vow to fast, but she is now unable to fast because of her illness. Is it permissible for me to fast on her behalf, or should she pay an expiation for her vow?
The Shaykh:
If it is a vow that she made to fast, and she is unable to fulfill the vow, then she has no vow upon her. She has no vow upon her. Yes. Do not vow to do something you are not able to do. Yes.
The questioner:
And this questioner.
The Shaykh:
to commit an act of disobedience, and no vow concerning that which the son of Adam does not possess
في معصية الله ولا فيما لا يستطيعه ابن آدم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أسئلة اللقاء المفتوح [29-7-1440] مع صاحب المعالي العلامة صالح بن فوزان الفوزان بجامع الرحمانية — youtube.com (39:58)
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