Cutting off voluntary acts of fasting or prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on cutting off voluntary acts of fasting or prayer, whether that is with an excuse or without an excuse?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with cutting off voluntary acts. There is nothing wrong with cutting them off because they are not obligatory upon him, except for Hajj and 'Umrah. Hajj and 'Umrah, no, if he enters into them, or if they are voluntary, he must complete them. He completed Hajj and 'Umrah for the sake of Allah[Al-Baqarah 2:197] It is obligatory, meaning he entered the state of ihram, even if it was voluntary. Once he enters into it, it becomes obligatory for him to complete it. As for the rest of the voluntary acts, there is nothing wrong with cutting them off. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on cutting off voluntary acts of fasting or prayer, whether that is with an excuse or without an excuse?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with cutting off voluntary acts. There is nothing wrong with cutting them off because they are not obligatory upon him, except for Hajj and 'Umrah. Hajj and 'Umrah, no, if he enters into them, or if they are voluntary, he must complete them. He completed Hajj and 'Umrah for the sake of Allah
so whoever has made Hajj obligatory upon himself therein
فَمَن فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ الْحَجَّ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب موجبات الغسل — islamhouse.com (1:06:03)
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