What is the expiation for someone who vowed never to disobey Allah for the rest of his life, while knowing that he will not be able to fulfill it?
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A vow to abandon sin reaffirms the obligation to abandon it. If the sin is committed, seeking forgiveness (istighfar) and repentance () becomes obligatory. However, according to the majority of scholars, expiation () is not required because a vow to abandon what is already forbidden is not valid, and it is not permissible to commit oneself to something that is already obligatory.
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