Explanation of the author's statement: "And if he vows a specific number of days, he is not required to make them consecutive unless he conditions it or intends it"
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The Shaykh : All right, the author says "And if he vows a specific number of days, he is not required to make them consecutive unless he conditions it or intends it". "Unless he conditions it": The evidence that he is required to do so if he conditions it is the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah 5:1]. And if that is not clear to you, then the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Isra 17:34]. This is something you have covenanted with Allah to be consecutive, so make it consecutive. If someone asks, "Why do you not permit me to separate them, since it is easier? And who told you that consecutiveness is part of righteousness so that you would obligate it upon me?" The answer is: If you, O one who vows, were to consider the easier option, would you not have vowed at all? You are the one who obligated yourself. As for consecutiveness, it is part of righteousness because Allah the Exalted made it a condition in the expiation. And if it were not beloved to Allah Mighty and Majestic, He would not have made it a condition. So it is part of righteousness. Then, even if it were not part of righteousness, you have vowed to Allah Mighty and Majestic a worship described by a characteristic that is not forbidden. So the characteristic follows the described thing, does it not? You vowed two consecutive months of fasting. Fasting two months is not forbidden, and their being consecutive is not forbidden. Fasting the two months is prescribed by the vow, so you are required to fulfill it as you conditioned. All right, what is the evidence that he is required to do so if he intended it?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The evidence is this foundational hadith, which is considered the pillar and foundation of all righteous deeds, namely the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 1.
Then the author said: "The Book of Qada'". Yes, and the judge suggests that you limit yourselves to one portion of the Book of Qada'.
I am, in fact, considering the Book of Qada'. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The review, if Allah wills, after ... in the next lesson.
O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts.
يا أيها الذين ءامنوا أوفوا بالعقودAnd fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be] questioned.
وأوفوا بالعهد إن العهد كان مسؤولاThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The evidence is this foundational hadith, which is considered the pillar and foundation of all righteous deeds, namely the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوىThen the author said: "The Book of Qada'". Yes, and the judge suggests that you limit yourselves to one portion of the Book of Qada'.
I am, in fact, considering the Book of Qada'. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The review, if Allah wills, after ... in the next lesson.