What is the limit for uttering a vow, and is mumbling, whispering, or moving the lips sufficient for it? And what is the meaning of articulating letters from their proper points of articulation?
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We advise the questioner to fear Allah and to beware of extremism (excessiveness) and obsessive whispers (). The form in which a vow () becomes binding is what indicates the commitment, such as saying: "Upon me for Allah is such-and-such," or "I have vowed to Allah such-and-such." Utterance is essential; merely moving the lips without pronouncing the letters from their proper articulation points is not sufficient. Some scholars are of the opinion that one must also hear oneself.
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