The ruling on vowing to fast for a full year
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Question:
A questioner says: If someone vows to fast for a full year, is it permissible for him to fulfill this vow, or is it considered a vow of disobedience?
Answer:
He must fulfill it, because it is a vow of obedience, not a vow of disobedience. However, if he vows to fast for the rest of his life and that he will never break his fast, then that is what is not valid. One who fasts for the rest of his life does not fast. But a year only, or months, he must fulfill it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A questioner says: If someone vows to fast for a full year, is it permissible for him to fulfill this vow, or is it considered a vow of disobedience?
Answer:
He must fulfill it, because it is a vow of obedience, not a vow of disobedience. However, if he vows to fast for the rest of his life and that he will never break his fast, then that is what is not valid. One who fasts for the rest of his life does not fast. But a year only, or months, he must fulfill it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/259 — archive.org (13:32)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.