Inability to Fulfill a Vow to Fast Three Days Every Month
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Question:
A woman fell ill with a severe illness and vowed that if Allah healed her, she would fast three days every month. When Allah the Exalted healed her, she fasted, but then she fell ill again after several years and was unable to fast. Does one of her children fast on her behalf, or does she feed a poor person for each day?
Answer:
As long as she is unable to fast[Al-Baqarah 2:286], if Allah heals her, she will fast three days of every month in the future. And if she expiates for the months she did not fast due to illness by feeding a poor person for each day, that is the safest course. Yes.
A woman fell ill with a severe illness and vowed that if Allah healed her, she would fast three days every month. When Allah the Exalted healed her, she fasted, but then she fell ill again after several years and was unable to fast. Does one of her children fast on her behalf, or does she feed a poor person for each day?
Answer:
As long as she is unable to fast
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/195 — archive.org (14:19)
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