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What should I do if I take a Nazr to fast a specific day and then fail to do so?

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Salaam

I have a question about Nadhr, I have read the other answers similar to it but not the exact same so just wanted to make sure.

I said that I would fast on a specific day if a certain thing happened but I didn’t keep the fast and even though I had a reason it wasn’t a genuine excuse for missing it and I just didn’t know at that time that it was compulsory to fast. so I had a farz fast and I missed it without a genuine excuse

So this day was a certain date and I didn’t do that it then, what do I need to do now? can I have all the options available if possible.

JazakAllah Khair.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

If you take a vow (nazr) to fast a specific day if something takes place, it is binding upon you to fulfil your vow as stipulated once that condition is met.[i] [ii] If you could not fulfil your vow to fast that day for any reason, then you should make taubah and make up the fast without giving any expiation.[iii] [iv]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Nadeem Moulana

Student Darul Iftaa

Kentucky, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

 


[i] الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (3/ 735)

(وَمَنْ نَذَرَ نَذْرًا مُطْلَقًا أَوْ مُعَلَّقًا بِشَرْطٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ جِنْسِهِ وَاجِبٌ) أَيْ فَرْضٌ كَمَا سَيُصَرِّحُ بِهِ تَبَعًا لِلْبَحْرِ وَالدُّرَرِ (وَهُوَ عِبَادَةٌ مَقْصُودَةٌ) خَرَجَ الْوُضُوءُ وَتَكْفِينُ الْمَيِّتِ (وَوُجِدَ الشَّرْطُ) الْمُعَلَّقُ بِهِ (لَزِمَ النَّاذِرَ) لِحَدِيثِ :”مَنْ نَذَرَ وَسَمَّى فَعَلَيْهِ الْوَفَاءُ بِمَا سَمَّى”

[ii] فتاوی عباد الرحمن (5/252)

متعین دنوں کے روزے رکھنا ضروری ہے بغیر کسی عذر شرعی چھوڑنا یا فدیہ ادا کرنا جائز نہیں اگر ایسا کیا ہے تو اللہ تعالی سے توبہ و استغفار کرنا چاہیے اور چھوٹے ہوئے روزوں کی قضا کریں

[iii] فتح القدير للكمال ابن الهمام (2/ 386)

وَفِي كُلِّ مَوْضِعٍ عَيَّنَ كَمَا قَدَّمْنَا، وَلَوْ قَالَ: كُلَّ يَوْمِ خَمِيسٍ أَوْ اثْنَيْنِ فَلَمْ يَصُمْهُ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ قَضَاؤُهُ، فَإِنْ نَوَى الْيَمِينَ فَقَطْ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْكَفَّارَةُ

[iv] فتاوی رحیمیہ (9/28)

اگر کسی مجبوری یا عذر سے جمعہ کا روزہ نہ رکھ سکے تو دوسرے دن اس کی قضا کرے

 

 

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