Is it permissible to pay a ransom (fidyah) for a vow to complete the the Holy Quran ten times in one year, if it is impossible to fulfill it due to continuous illness?
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If the one who made a vow is unable to fulfill it, then its expiation is the expiation for an oath, due to the Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: "Whoever makes a vow and cannot fulfill it, then its expiation is the expiation for an oath."
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