A vow to abandon a forbidden act and then returning to it
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Question:
This questioner says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, a man was struck by a calamity, so he vowed to Allah that if Allah relieved him of this calamity, he would abandon this forbidden act he was doing. He says: A man was doing a forbidden act, then a calamity befell him, so he vowed to Allah that if Allah relieved him of this calamity, he would abandon this forbidden act. Allah relieved him of this affliction, but he returned to the forbidden act. What is obligatory for him?
Answer:
First, it is obligatory for him to abandon the forbidden act, even if he had not made a vow; he must abandon it as repentance and obedience to Allah the Exalted. Second, since he made a vow and then returned to the act, an oath expiation is required of him. The oath expiation is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. Whoever cannot find the means to do so must fast for three days. This is with repentance to Allah the Exalted and not returning to the act. Yes.
This questioner says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, a man was struck by a calamity, so he vowed to Allah that if Allah relieved him of this calamity, he would abandon this forbidden act he was doing. He says: A man was doing a forbidden act, then a calamity befell him, so he vowed to Allah that if Allah relieved him of this calamity, he would abandon this forbidden act. Allah relieved him of this affliction, but he returned to the forbidden act. What is obligatory for him?
Answer:
First, it is obligatory for him to abandon the forbidden act, even if he had not made a vow; he must abandon it as repentance and obedience to Allah the Exalted. Second, since he made a vow and then returned to the act, an oath expiation is required of him. The oath expiation is feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. Whoever cannot find the means to do so must fast for three days. This is with repentance to Allah the Exalted and not returning to the act. Yes.
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