Does fasting voluntary fasts suffice for a vow?
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Question:
He says: I have broken my vow many times, which I made upon myself: "It is obligatory upon me for the sake of Allah to fast three days if I ever fill my belly with food." I have broken it many times. Now I inform you that I fast on Mondays and Thursdays, and I fast three days every month. Will this suffice for that vow, and what do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Repeat.
The presenter: He says: I broke my vow when I said: "It is obligatory upon me for the sake of Allah to fast three days every month if I ever fill my belly with food." But I did not fulfill my vow, as he says. Now I fast three days every month, and I fast on Mondays and Thursdays. Guide me: will this suffice for that, or not?
Answer:
Intend it for that, and praise be to Allah. Intend it for the vow you made, and praise be to Allah. Whether you fast them separately or consecutively, if you did not intend to fast them consecutively, and you fast them all consecutively, then it suffices for you if you intend it for your vow every time you fill your belly... every time you are full, fast. And if you do not fill your belly, then you do not have to fast. Whether you eat less than filling your belly, you do not have to fast. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
He says: I have broken my vow many times, which I made upon myself: "It is obligatory upon me for the sake of Allah to fast three days if I ever fill my belly with food." I have broken it many times. Now I inform you that I fast on Mondays and Thursdays, and I fast three days every month. Will this suffice for that vow, and what do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Repeat.
The presenter: He says: I broke my vow when I said: "It is obligatory upon me for the sake of Allah to fast three days every month if I ever fill my belly with food." But I did not fulfill my vow, as he says. Now I fast three days every month, and I fast on Mondays and Thursdays. Guide me: will this suffice for that, or not?
Answer:
Intend it for that, and praise be to Allah. Intend it for the vow you made, and praise be to Allah. Whether you fast them separately or consecutively, if you did not intend to fast them consecutively, and you fast them all consecutively, then it suffices for you if you intend it for your vow every time you fill your belly... every time you are full, fast. And if you do not fill your belly, then you do not have to fast. Whether you eat less than filling your belly, you do not have to fast. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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