Fasts Due to Breaking One's Oath

· 12 Shaʻban 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

The three fast for breaking a qasam have to be fasted together or with intervals?

Answer

The fast of the kaffarah for the broken qasam must be kept consecutively.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( وإن عجز عنها ) كلها ... ( صام ثلاثة أيام ولاء )

و قال في رد المحتار : قوله ( ولاء ) بكسر الواو والمد أي متتابعة لقراءة ابن مسعود وأبي فصيام ثلاثة أيام متتابعات فجاز التقييد بها لأنها مشهورة فصارت كخبره المشهور وتمامه في الزيلعي (رد المحتار 3/727)

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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