A woman said, “By Allah, if I return to my family, I will fast for two months.” A situation of dire necessity arose, and she went to her family. Does she owe anything?
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The questioner : The Shaykh, may Allah reward you. A woman said, after being away from her family for five years: “By Allah, if I return to my family, I will fast for two months.” She did not specify the duration of her return. Then a situation of dire necessity arose that required her to travel to her family, so she traveled. What does she owe?
The Shaykh : It is according to her intention. If her intention was that whenever she returns to her family by choice and in a state of peace and security, she will fast for two months, then she does not owe fasting if she returns to her family out of dire necessity. However, if she intended to return absolutely, then she must fast for two months. Then, if she specified in her intention or her words that the fasts must be consecutive, they must be consecutive. If she did not specify that they must be consecutive, she fasts for sixty days, even if they are non-consecutive. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Resurrection.
The Shaykh : It is according to her intention. If her intention was that whenever she returns to her family by choice and in a state of peace and security, she will fast for two months, then she does not owe fasting if she returns to her family out of dire necessity. However, if she intended to return absolutely, then she must fast for two months. Then, if she specified in her intention or her words that the fasts must be consecutive, they must be consecutive. If she did not specify that they must be consecutive, she fasts for sixty days, even if they are non-consecutive. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Resurrection.