Is breaking the fast of someone who made a covenant with Allah to observe the fast of Dawud (peace be upon him) throughout his life, and changing to fasting some days of the week and the White Days, considered a breach of the covenant with Allah?
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A vow can be an oath and a pledge, or an oath only. Your swearing by a vow which entails an obligation of obedience and an act of worship to Allah the Almighty is, according to the more preponderant opinion, both an oath and a pledge. It is obligatory to fulfill it as long as you are able. The fasting of David (peace be upon him) is the best of fasting, which is fasting one day and breaking fast the next. This is from the of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), which he encouraged his Ummah to observe.
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