The vow of fasting every time one commits a sin
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Question:
This questioner says: A man has become accustomed to some sins, and then he vowed that he would fast three days every time he committed that sin. However, due to the weakness of his faith, he returns to that sin time after time. What is obligatory for him now? Is he bound by this vow until he dies?
Answer:
This is what I missed in the session. He has prevented himself from this thing, so he owes the expiation for an oath: feeding ten poor people, or clothing them for a day, or freeing a slave. He wished that fasting three days would be accepted for him. This vow was not intended for obedience, but rather to prevent himself from this sin. So it takes the course of an oath. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: A man has become accustomed to some sins, and then he vowed that he would fast three days every time he committed that sin. However, due to the weakness of his faith, he returns to that sin time after time. What is obligatory for him now? Is he bound by this vow until he dies?
Answer:
This is what I missed in the session. He has prevented himself from this thing, so he owes the expiation for an oath: feeding ten poor people, or clothing them for a day, or freeing a slave. He wished that fasting three days would be accepted for him. This vow was not intended for obedience, but rather to prevent himself from this sin. So it takes the course of an oath. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 23 — archive.org (1:00:17)
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