Is a girl's fasting of yesterday sufficient for the day she vowed to fast?
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If what emanated from the girl was merely a vow within herself without utterance, then there is nothing upon her. However, if she covenanted with Allah to fast for a day, this is a vow () and an oath (yameen), and she must fulfill it. If she is unable to, then the expiation for an oath (kaffarat yameen) becomes incumbent upon her.
Fasting on the Day of Doubt (Yawm al-Shakk) is disliked as a precautionary measure for , but it is permissible to fast it if it coincides with a customary fast, or a make-up fast, or a vowed fast. However, after the beginning of Ramadan, it is not permissible to fast anything other than the obligatory fasts within it.
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