Is the supplicant's saying: "O Lord, if I weaken, then forgive me that lapse," considered an exception to a covenant he made with Allah to abandon a certain act without exception, and does it necessitate an expiation?
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An agreement made for an act of obedience or devotion is considered both a vow () and an oath (). If it is not for an act of obedience, it is only an oath.
What is mentioned days after the agreement does not change its ruling, because the exception must be connected to the oath. If the ruling of the oath is established, it cannot be changed.
If you violate the agreement, you are required to offer expiation for breaking an oath. The obligation to avoid masturbation remains, whether you agreed to abandon it or not.
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