Fasting 'Ashura and the ruling on breaking the fast of a vow
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The questioner:
Now, Abu Aisha, please, my dear brother. Peace be upon you. Upon you. And upon you peace. Peace. My brother, I have three questions, may you live long. Please, the first question. The first question is: What is the ruling on fasting 'Ashura alone? Good. The second question. The second question, may you live long: If I made a voluntary vow to Allah to fast a month, and I broke my fast for a day or days from the middle of the month. Good. The third question. My brother, the third question: For example, you are continuing to fast half of the month, and the day of 'Ashura comes; what is the ruling in that case? Good, thank you. Fasting the day of 'Ashura alone, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible. If one fasts the day of 'Ashura, that is the minimum. And if he fasts a day before it or a day after it, that is the sunnah (recommended practice) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. That is the perfection, and the minimum is to fast the day of 'Ashura only. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If I vowed to fast voluntary fasts and I broke my fast on one of these days.
The Shaykh:
If his vow was for consecutive days, and he specified or intended that they be consecutive, then consecutiveness is required. So if he breaks the consecutiveness without an excuse, he must start over from the beginning. But if he breaks it for an excuse, such as illness or travel, or an excuse that necessitates the permissibility of breaking the fast, then the consecutiveness is not broken; he breaks his fast for the excuse and then continues fasting, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
Praise be to Allah. He asks about it.
The Shaykh:
As for if he did not vow them to be consecutive, and did not intend consecutiveness, then he fasts them on separate days, and there is no blame on him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Now, Abu Aisha, please, my dear brother. Peace be upon you. Upon you. And upon you peace. Peace. My brother, I have three questions, may you live long. Please, the first question. The first question is: What is the ruling on fasting 'Ashura alone? Good. The second question. The second question, may you live long: If I made a voluntary vow to Allah to fast a month, and I broke my fast for a day or days from the middle of the month. Good. The third question. My brother, the third question: For example, you are continuing to fast half of the month, and the day of 'Ashura comes; what is the ruling in that case? Good, thank you. Fasting the day of 'Ashura alone, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible. If one fasts the day of 'Ashura, that is the minimum. And if he fasts a day before it or a day after it, that is the sunnah (recommended practice) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. That is the perfection, and the minimum is to fast the day of 'Ashura only. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If I vowed to fast voluntary fasts and I broke my fast on one of these days.
The Shaykh:
If his vow was for consecutive days, and he specified or intended that they be consecutive, then consecutiveness is required. So if he breaks the consecutiveness without an excuse, he must start over from the beginning. But if he breaks it for an excuse, such as illness or travel, or an excuse that necessitates the permissibility of breaking the fast, then the consecutiveness is not broken; he breaks his fast for the excuse and then continues fasting, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
Praise be to Allah. He asks about it.
The Shaykh:
As for if he did not vow them to be consecutive, and did not intend consecutiveness, then he fasts them on separate days, and there is no blame on him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 01 فتاوى على الهواء - 12 01 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (18:04)
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