If a woman vowed to fast two months every year but then became unable to do so, is one expiation sufficient?
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you. This is a woman who vowed to fast two months every year, but then she became unable to do so. Does she have to offer the expiation for an oath for every year, or is one time sufficient?
The Shaykh:
If she becomes unable to fulfill the vow, she offers the expiation for the vow, which is the expiation for an oath, as has been reported. So she offers the expiation for an oath, and this is sufficient for her if she is unable to fulfill the vow. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it permissible for her to feed sixty poor people?
The Shaykh:
No, she offers the expiation for an oath, and that is sufficient.
The presenter:
Okay, yes.
May Allah bless you. This is a woman who vowed to fast two months every year, but then she became unable to do so. Does she have to offer the expiation for an oath for every year, or is one time sufficient?
The Shaykh:
If she becomes unable to fulfill the vow, she offers the expiation for the vow, which is the expiation for an oath, as has been reported. So she offers the expiation for an oath, and this is sufficient for her if she is unable to fulfill the vow. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it permissible for her to feed sixty poor people?
The Shaykh:
No, she offers the expiation for an oath, and that is sufficient.
The presenter:
Okay, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5051] من نذرت صيام شهرين في كل سنة ثم عجزت فهل تُجزئها كفارة واحدة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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