Old Oaths and Vows Whose Number Is Unknown
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you. I have old oaths and vows whose number I cannot keep track of. I delayed fulfilling them out of laziness on my part. Is there an expiation for them, taking the precautionary approach?
Answer:
We do not know what the oaths are. Perhaps some of them, or most of them, do not have an expiation. We do not know what he specified. However, if he exerts effort based on what is most likely in his opinion, then he has his own ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) and opinion. We do not issue a fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) in this case, and we do not know what the oaths are, what their causes were, or anything else.
He says: May Allah reward you. I have old oaths and vows whose number I cannot keep track of. I delayed fulfilling them out of laziness on my part. Is there an expiation for them, taking the precautionary approach?
Answer:
We do not know what the oaths are. Perhaps some of them, or most of them, do not have an expiation. We do not know what he specified. However, if he exerts effort based on what is most likely in his opinion, then he has his own ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) and opinion. We do not issue a fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) in this case, and we do not know what the oaths are, what their causes were, or anything else.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب صفة الوضوء فرضه وسننه — islamhouse.com (1:03:01)
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