Is it obligatory to fulfill a vow to stay away from sin and fast for a month if one commits it, given the doubt about uttering the vow, its location (the bathroom), and the repetition of the vow's wording, and the inability to fulfill it?
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If you are not certain about the occurrence of the vow, then it is not binding, and nothing is required of you; because the default is absolution until the vow is established with certainty.
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