Fulfilling a Vow in Obedience
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : And by Allah, O Shaykh, for eight years I have wanted to continue fasting on Mondays and Thursdays. But my soul did not obey me, so I wanted to force it to commit to obedience. I was two months pregnant and I said, if Allah gives me [a child] and I become pregnant, I will fast on Mondays and Thursdays. So is it upon me?
The Shaykh : And my mother-in-law, no?
The questioner : Yes, I was pregnant, I was two months pregnant.
The Shaykh : And I wanted, if I was pregnant, to fast on Mondays and Thursdays.
The questioner : I knew I was pregnant.
The Shaykh : And I said.
The questioner : And I said, if Allah gives me [a child] and I become pregnant, I will fast on Mondays and Thursdays.
The Shaykh : I mean, we are, we are the last.
The questioner : No, I mean I wanted to commit to fasting.
The Shaykh : When you give birth. Yes. Fast, fast.
The questioner : Okay, regarding the days of pregnancy and the days of delivery, breastfeeding, and the days of menstruation, I mean.
The Shaykh : The days of menstruation, the days of menstruation are not required.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the days of pregnancy and the days of breastfeeding are not a problem, because this is Monday and Thursday, you have two days of breaking the fast between each day,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I say it does not burden you, yes, fast, fast, I rely on Allah, but.
The questioner : Okay, and regarding my husband, he granted the leave at my work on Thursday, so can I fast on another day other than Thursday?
The Shaykh : You cannot, unless you prevent your husband.
The questioner : I.
The Shaykh : You are the husband.
The questioner : He wants me to be with the children on Thursday and I mean on leave with them.
The Shaykh : Yes, but does he say, do not fast? Did he say, do not fast?
The questioner : No, he did not say that, but I mean he wants me to be with the children and fast on another day.
The Shaykh : Friday is sufficient, yes, you will be with the children on Friday.
The questioner : Okay, regarding the days that I was not fasting before, I mean some days I was not fasting while traveling, I mean some days I was fasting and fasting and some days I was not fasting.
The Shaykh : And I did not ask the scholars.
The questioner : Yes, by Allah, some scholars said, I mean, that she has the ability.
The Shaykh : Yes, but you are able, you do not say you are sick, are you sick?
The questioner : No, I mean, for example, on some days I get gallbladder cramps and on some days I have tonsillitis.
The Shaykh : If you left it for illness, then this is the case.
The questioner : Yes, okay, regarding, for example, I mean, is it not valid for the husband or anything? Regarding the husband, I do not obey him?
The Shaykh : If he requests that, there is no harm.
The questioner : Okay, peace
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : And by Allah, O Shaykh, for eight years I have wanted to continue fasting on Mondays and Thursdays. But my soul did not obey me, so I wanted to force it to commit to obedience. I was two months pregnant and I said, if Allah gives me [a child] and I become pregnant, I will fast on Mondays and Thursdays. So is it upon me?
The Shaykh : And my mother-in-law, no?
The questioner : Yes, I was pregnant, I was two months pregnant.
The Shaykh : And I wanted, if I was pregnant, to fast on Mondays and Thursdays.
The questioner : I knew I was pregnant.
The Shaykh : And I said.
The questioner : And I said, if Allah gives me [a child] and I become pregnant, I will fast on Mondays and Thursdays.
The Shaykh : I mean, we are, we are the last.
The questioner : No, I mean I wanted to commit to fasting.
The Shaykh : When you give birth. Yes. Fast, fast.
The questioner : Okay, regarding the days of pregnancy and the days of delivery, breastfeeding, and the days of menstruation, I mean.
The Shaykh : The days of menstruation, the days of menstruation are not required.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the days of pregnancy and the days of breastfeeding are not a problem, because this is Monday and Thursday, you have two days of breaking the fast between each day,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I say it does not burden you, yes, fast, fast, I rely on Allah, but.
The questioner : Okay, and regarding my husband, he granted the leave at my work on Thursday, so can I fast on another day other than Thursday?
The Shaykh : You cannot, unless you prevent your husband.
The questioner : I.
The Shaykh : You are the husband.
The questioner : He wants me to be with the children on Thursday and I mean on leave with them.
The Shaykh : Yes, but does he say, do not fast? Did he say, do not fast?
The questioner : No, he did not say that, but I mean he wants me to be with the children and fast on another day.
The Shaykh : Friday is sufficient, yes, you will be with the children on Friday.
The questioner : Okay, regarding the days that I was not fasting before, I mean some days I was not fasting while traveling, I mean some days I was fasting and fasting and some days I was not fasting.
The Shaykh : And I did not ask the scholars.
The questioner : Yes, by Allah, some scholars said, I mean, that she has the ability.
The Shaykh : Yes, but you are able, you do not say you are sick, are you sick?
The questioner : No, I mean, for example, on some days I get gallbladder cramps and on some days I have tonsillitis.
The Shaykh : If you left it for illness, then this is the case.
The questioner : Yes, okay, regarding, for example, I mean, is it not valid for the husband or anything? Regarding the husband, I do not obey him?
The Shaykh : If he requests that, there is no harm.
The questioner : Okay, peace
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2163- الوفاء بالنذر في طاعة/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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