The vow of contention and anger and its ruling.

The Shaykh : The fifth section: What scholars call the vow of contention and anger. The vow of contention and anger is when one intends by his vow to compel himself to do something or to prevent himself from doing something. To compel himself to do something or to prevent himself from doing something. Pay attention. An example of this is if he says: "By Allah, if I do not visit so-and-so today..." Yes, an example is if he says: "If I do not visit so-and-so today, I have a vow upon me to fast for two months." Now, we have a vow contingent upon something. What is the vow in the example we mentioned? It is to fast for two months. What is it contingent upon? The visit. He said, "This person has a vow upon me: if I do not visit my friend today, I will fast for two months." What is his intention in this? His intention with this is to compel himself to visit him. So the ruling of this is the ruling of an oath, because he intended it for emphasis. Accordingly, if he visits him that day, he owes nothing. If he does not visit him, he must pay the expiation for an oath. These are the types of vows.