The ruling on one who is unable to fulfill a vow
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. From Khamis Mushayt, the listener Hasan Ahmad sent a message asking and saying: My mother fell ill with a severe illness, and she vowed that if Allah cured her of this illness, she would fast nine days every month. So Allah cured her, and she fasted these nine days for several months. However, due to the circumstances of life, involving farming and herding sheep, she was unable to fast these nine days, and instead limited herself to fasting three days of every month. She has not broken off these days to this day. Please guide us, may Allah bless you, what is required of her regarding the remaining days of each month? And what is required of her to do? Also, please guide us on what you advise her to do regarding this vow? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The default is that this fasting becomes obligatory upon her by the vow. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 3806Sahih (Darussalam) And this vow is a vow of obedience, which is fasting, so it is obligatory upon her.
As for the manner of fasting these days she vowed, that is according to her intention and her condition. If she intended to fast them consecutively, then it is obligatory upon her to fast them consecutively. If she vowed and left it open, is it permissible for her to fast them consecutively or separately? This is according to her intention. Now, on the first possibility, that she vowed them consecutively, but she fasted them separately, she owes an oath expiation in place of the consecutivity. Her fasting is valid, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Is the expiation for one time or for multiple times?
The Shaykh:
One time. She expiates with an oath expiation for one time for the consecutivity she intended but did not implement?
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good and do you well.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. From Khamis Mushayt, the listener Hasan Ahmad sent a message asking and saying: My mother fell ill with a severe illness, and she vowed that if Allah cured her of this illness, she would fast nine days every month. So Allah cured her, and she fasted these nine days for several months. However, due to the circumstances of life, involving farming and herding sheep, she was unable to fast these nine days, and instead limited herself to fasting three days of every month. She has not broken off these days to this day. Please guide us, may Allah bless you, what is required of her regarding the remaining days of each month? And what is required of her to do? Also, please guide us on what you advise her to do regarding this vow? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The default is that this fasting becomes obligatory upon her by the vow. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him, and whoever vows to disobey Allah, let him not disobey Him.
من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعه، من نذر أن يعصي الله فلا يعصه،As for the manner of fasting these days she vowed, that is according to her intention and her condition. If she intended to fast them consecutively, then it is obligatory upon her to fast them consecutively. If she vowed and left it open, is it permissible for her to fast them consecutively or separately? This is according to her intention. Now, on the first possibility, that she vowed them consecutively, but she fasted them separately, she owes an oath expiation in place of the consecutivity. Her fasting is valid, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Is the expiation for one time or for multiple times?
The Shaykh:
One time. She expiates with an oath expiation for one time for the consecutivity she intended but did not implement?
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good and do you well.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم من لم تستطع الوفاء بالنذر – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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