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What is the ruling regarding someone who vows to stop a sin upon achieving success, but fails to do so?

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If by "bad habit" you mean something forbidden, then this vow is not valid. Abandoning the forbidden is obligatory by the ruling of Islamic law and does not require a vow. Similarly, vowing to perform an obligation is not valid.

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