The ruling on vowing to fast in order to abandon a sin
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Question:
A person vowed to fast for more than two years because of a sin, but he is unable to fast. What is the ruling?
Answer:
If the intention behind the vow is to bind himself to abandoning the sin, then it is treated like an oath. Yes. The expiation for an oath is required: feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. If he cannot find the means to do so, he must fast for three days, provided his intention in the vow was to prevent himself from this sin.
A person vowed to fast for more than two years because of a sin, but he is unable to fast. What is the ruling?
Answer:
If the intention behind the vow is to bind himself to abandoning the sin, then it is treated like an oath. Yes. The expiation for an oath is required: feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. If he cannot find the means to do so, he must fast for three days, provided his intention in the vow was to prevent himself from this sin.
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