What are the verses indicating vows, and is expiation obligatory for one who is unable to fulfill a vow? What is its expiation and consequence? Or is making vows forbidden?
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The evidence for the obligation to fulfill vows is found in the texts of the Qur’an and the , such as His —the Most High— saying: "And let them fulfill their vows," and "They fulfill vows," and the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him; and whoever vows to disobey Allah, let him not disobey Him."
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