The vow to fast one day if a transaction is facilitated
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have a transaction that has become difficult, so I said, “O Lord, if my matter is realized and my transaction is facilitated, I will undertake to fast one day.” He asks: Is this permissible? And is it a vow, or what is it?
Answer:
This is a vow. If this matter is facilitated, I will fast one day. This is the vow. Yes, he fasts. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have a transaction that has become difficult, so I said, “O Lord, if my matter is realized and my transaction is facilitated, I will undertake to fast one day.” He asks: Is this permissible? And is it a vow, or what is it?
Answer:
This is a vow. If this matter is facilitated, I will fast one day. This is the vow. Yes, he fasts. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب التاسع في طهارة القلب من أدرانه وأنجاسه — islamhouse.com (1:05:26)
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