Fulfilling a Vow of Obedience
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Question: In one of the years, I made a request to Allah the Exalted,And you said: saying that if Allah answered that request, I would pray for the rest of my life and would never break the prayer, even during the period of menstruation. Indeed, that thing was realized for me, and I was praying and making up the prayers for the period of menstruation every month. But after I heard that it is not permissible to make up those days, I stopped making up those days, even though I had stipulated that I would pray them as well. So what should I do now? Do I have to continue doing that or not?
Answer: First: A vow is not originally something that should be made by a Muslim; rather, it is obligatory for him to perform obedience without a vow; because a vow, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Sahih Muslim 1639c , so if a person makes a vow of obedience, such as prayer, fasting, Hajj, or charity, he is then obligated to fulfill it,As he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6696 .
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3313Sahih (Al-Albani) , and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) praised those who fulfill their vows. So this woman vowed to pray, but she did not specify what type of prayer, whether she would pray voluntary prayers, or that she would pray the obligatory prayers and maintain them. If she intended that she would pray the obligatory prayers, then the obligatory prayers are already obligatory upon her by the original law of the Shari'ah, and her vow would only be an additional confirmation.
And if she intended that she would pray voluntary prayers, then she is obligated to pray the voluntary prayers according to her ability, except that it is not permissible for her to pray during the period of menstruation, and the period of menstruation is excluded; it does not enter into her vow. If she expiates with the expiation of an oath for that, it would be more cautious. She should expiate with the expiation of an oath for the period of menstruation. As for what is other than the period of menstruation, she prays according to what she specified, so she fulfills her vow.
Question: It seems she intends the obligatory prayers?
Answer: The obligatory prayers are obligatory upon her from the original law of the Shari'ah. If a person vows something that is already obligatory upon him by the original law of the Shari'ah, the vow is valid, and this becomes a confirmation. So the prayer is obligatory upon her for two reasons: the original law of the Shari'ah and the vow.
Question: What is the ruling on her making up the prayer after the end of the period?
Answer: A vow during the time of menstruation is not valid. So if a person vows to do a forbidden act, it is not permissible for him to do it; he does not do it, but rather he expiates for it with the expiation of an oath.
Answer: First: A vow is not originally something that should be made by a Muslim; rather, it is obligatory for him to perform obedience without a vow; because a vow, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It does not come
لا يأتيbring good (in the form of substantial, and tangible results), but it is the meant whereby something is extracted from the miserly persons
بخير، وإنما يستخرج به من البخيلWhoever vows that he will be obedient to Allah, should remain obedient to Him
من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعهAnd he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Fulfil your vow, for a vow to do an act of disobedience to Allah
أوف بنذرك، فإنه لا وفاء لنذر في معصية اللهAnd if she intended that she would pray voluntary prayers, then she is obligated to pray the voluntary prayers according to her ability, except that it is not permissible for her to pray during the period of menstruation, and the period of menstruation is excluded; it does not enter into her vow. If she expiates with the expiation of an oath for that, it would be more cautious. She should expiate with the expiation of an oath for the period of menstruation. As for what is other than the period of menstruation, she prays according to what she specified, so she fulfills her vow.
Question: It seems she intends the obligatory prayers?
Answer: The obligatory prayers are obligatory upon her from the original law of the Shari'ah. If a person vows something that is already obligatory upon him by the original law of the Shari'ah, the vow is valid, and this becomes a confirmation. So the prayer is obligatory upon her for two reasons: the original law of the Shari'ah and the vow.
Question: What is the ruling on her making up the prayer after the end of the period?
Answer: A vow during the time of menstruation is not valid. So if a person vows to do a forbidden act, it is not permissible for him to do it; he does not do it, but rather he expiates for it with the expiation of an oath.