A vow to stand without seeking shade or speaking: Is it a permissible vow?
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The questioner : Is this among the permissible things or among sins?
The Shaykh : No, this is originally among the permissible things, but if it becomes difficult for him, we may say it is among the disliked or forbidden things.
The questioner : Does that mean Ibn Khalid placed it in this chapter? Yes. He categorized it under sin.
The Shaykh : In the section on what is wrong.
The questioner : And it is what is in sin.
The Shaykh : Yes, and it is in sin. This is also similar to what one does not control, because a person does not have the power to torment himself, for his soul is a trust with him, and he is obligated to care for it properly.
The questioner : Is he obligated not to fulfill it, or is he given a choice?
The Shaykh : If we say he is obligated not to fulfill it, it becomes forbidden. We say he is given a choice, but the best is that he not torment himself. The apparent meaning of the hadith, indeed its explicit meaning, is that he is tormenting himself: a man standing while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is delivering the sermon, standing in the sun while fasting. This is torment.
The Shaykh : No, this is originally among the permissible things, but if it becomes difficult for him, we may say it is among the disliked or forbidden things.
The questioner : Does that mean Ibn Khalid placed it in this chapter? Yes. He categorized it under sin.
The Shaykh : In the section on what is wrong.
The questioner : And it is what is in sin.
The Shaykh : Yes, and it is in sin. This is also similar to what one does not control, because a person does not have the power to torment himself, for his soul is a trust with him, and he is obligated to care for it properly.
The questioner : Is he obligated not to fulfill it, or is he given a choice?
The Shaykh : If we say he is obligated not to fulfill it, it becomes forbidden. We say he is given a choice, but the best is that he not torment himself. The apparent meaning of the hadith, indeed its explicit meaning, is that he is tormenting himself: a man standing while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is delivering the sermon, standing in the sun while fasting. This is torment.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3321 - 4600 نذر أن يقوم ولا يستظل ولا يتكلم هل هو نذر مباح؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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