Reading a research paper on the issue of one who makes a vow and then becomes insane: is it made up on his behalf?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : .
The questioner : May Allah heal my sick person. I have a vow to Allah to fast five days, for example. When Allah healed his patient, he became insane. We asked: is it obligatory for him... or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, okay, now then, now read.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Fine, please go ahead.
The questioner : And it was said in al-Insaf "... and if the day of his vow coincides with him being insane, there is no making up of the fast for him and no expiation" . It was said in al-Furu' "As for one who vowed to fast a specific month... the entire month is not made up according to the most correct view" . And likewise it was said in al-Muharrar...
The Shaykh : The phrase "according to the most correct view"—I would like to clarify for you. When al-Furu' says "according to the most correct view," it means from the two narrations, meaning there are two narrations from Ahmad, and the most correct of them is this. Also, the meaning of "the most correct of them" is not that it is the most correct from Ahmad; rather, it is the most correct in the madhhab. When it says "in the most correct view," it means from the two positions. The difference between the two narrations and the two positions is that the two narrations are from Imam Ahmad, and the two positions are from the imams among the followers of Imam Ahmad. They are not from Ahmad, but from the great scholars of the madhhab, and they have two opinions in it. So they say in it "in the most correct view," and for the two narrations they say "according to the most correct view." Yes, that is right.
The questioner : And likewise it was said in al-Muharrar... so there is no making up of the fast and no expiation. The Shaykh said, and his departure from... so one who vowed to fast a specific month and became insane. It was said in al-Mughni "If he became insane for the entire month, he is not obligated to make up the fast or pay an expiation. Abu Thawr said he is obligated to make it up, because he was one of those accountable at the time of his vow and its performance, so he is obligated to make it up, like one who is unconscious. Our position is that he is not one of those accountable at the time of the obligation, so he is not obligated to make it up, as if he were in the month of Ramadan" .
The Shaykh : "Our position"—and what does "our position" mean?
The questioner : ... meaning ...
The Shaykh : It means our evidence. Our evidence is such and such. Yes, that is right, that is enough? May Allah bless you.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh :
One who vowed to fast a day
من نذر صوم يومThe questioner : May Allah heal my sick person. I have a vow to Allah to fast five days, for example. When Allah healed his patient, he became insane. We asked: is it obligatory for him... or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, okay, now then, now read.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Fine, please go ahead.
The questioner : And it was said in al-Insaf "... and if the day of his vow coincides with him being insane, there is no making up of the fast for him and no expiation" . It was said in al-Furu' "As for one who vowed to fast a specific month... the entire month is not made up according to the most correct view" . And likewise it was said in al-Muharrar...
The Shaykh : The phrase "according to the most correct view"—I would like to clarify for you. When al-Furu' says "according to the most correct view," it means from the two narrations, meaning there are two narrations from Ahmad, and the most correct of them is this. Also, the meaning of "the most correct of them" is not that it is the most correct from Ahmad; rather, it is the most correct in the madhhab. When it says "in the most correct view," it means from the two positions. The difference between the two narrations and the two positions is that the two narrations are from Imam Ahmad, and the two positions are from the imams among the followers of Imam Ahmad. They are not from Ahmad, but from the great scholars of the madhhab, and they have two opinions in it. So they say in it "in the most correct view," and for the two narrations they say "according to the most correct view." Yes, that is right.
The questioner : And likewise it was said in al-Muharrar... so there is no making up of the fast and no expiation. The Shaykh said, and his departure from... so one who vowed to fast a specific month and became insane. It was said in al-Mughni "If he became insane for the entire month, he is not obligated to make up the fast or pay an expiation. Abu Thawr said he is obligated to make it up, because he was one of those accountable at the time of his vow and its performance, so he is obligated to make it up, like one who is unconscious. Our position is that he is not one of those accountable at the time of the obligation, so he is not obligated to make it up, as if he were in the month of Ramadan" .
The Shaykh : "Our position"—and what does "our position" mean?
The questioner : ... meaning ...
The Shaykh : It means our evidence. Our evidence is such and such. Yes, that is right, that is enough? May Allah bless you.
The questioner : ... .