The ruling on making up a vow of fasting on Mondays and Thursdays after an illness
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The questioner : The issue here concerns the vow. The vow she made was to fast every month on Mondays and Thursdays. She lived a long life, grew tired, fell ill, had surgery, and spent a period lying in bed. Then she came and made up all of it. Is there any obligation on her regarding this, or not?
The Shaykh : First, making a vow is disliked, so a person should not make a vow. A person who wants to obey Allah should volunteer for Allah without making a vow. If he makes a vow to perform an act of obedience, it is obligatory for him to perform that act, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 6696
The questioner : And it is a noble Sunnah.
The Shaykh : And this woman who vowed to fast must fulfill her vow. She must fulfill her vow in that manner.
The questioner : Where are you? I sell long life?
The Shaykh : As long as people are like this, and since Mondays and Thursdays are possible for her to perform, it is not for all eternity.
The questioner : She said she would do it all until she dies, meaning she looks at it until she reaches the mercy of Allah, that she will fast them.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : She was tired, so she stayed in the hospital for three months, and then she recovered and made up all of it while she was still unwell.
The Shaykh : There is no meaning, if Allah wills, no
The Shaykh : First, making a vow is disliked, so a person should not make a vow. A person who wants to obey Allah should volunteer for Allah without making a vow. If he makes a vow to perform an act of obedience, it is obligatory for him to perform that act, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever vows that he will be obedient to Allah, should remain obedient to Him
من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعهThe questioner : And it is a noble Sunnah.
The Shaykh : And this woman who vowed to fast must fulfill her vow. She must fulfill her vow in that manner.
The questioner : Where are you? I sell long life?
The Shaykh : As long as people are like this, and since Mondays and Thursdays are possible for her to perform, it is not for all eternity.
The questioner : She said she would do it all until she dies, meaning she looks at it until she reaches the mercy of Allah, that she will fast them.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : She was tired, so she stayed in the hospital for three months, and then she recovered and made up all of it while she was still unwell.
The Shaykh : There is no meaning, if Allah wills, no
Source
سؤال من حاج 1407هـ - 1 — binothaimeen.net (30:46)
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