The ruling on one who is unable to fast a vow
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Shaykh Salih, this person is asking. He says: A person vowed to fast three days of every month, but he has grown old and is unable to fast. What should he do?
The Shaykh:
If he is unable to fast, it is dropped from him. Yes.
The questioner:
It is not fasted on his behalf, nor is an expiation required.
The Shaykh:
Even if he is unable to fast Ramadan and does not have his mind, if he has a mind that is senile, he owes no fasting. How much more so with a vow? But if he has his mind, but his body is weak and he cannot fast, then it is made up on his behalf. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Shaykh Salih, this person is asking. He says: A person vowed to fast three days of every month, but he has grown old and is unable to fast. What should he do?
The Shaykh:
If he is unable to fast, it is dropped from him. Yes.
The questioner:
It is not fasted on his behalf, nor is an expiation required.
The Shaykh:
Even if he is unable to fast Ramadan and does not have his mind, if he has a mind that is senile, he owes no fasting. How much more so with a vow? But if he has his mind, but his body is weak and he cannot fast, then it is made up on his behalf. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7829- حكم من عجز عن صيام النذر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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