Is it obligatory to postpone fasting a seven-day vow until after Eid al-Adha, or is it permissible to fast some of it before and some after, and is expiation incumbent upon the one who made the vow?
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Since the days vowed for fasting are not specified, it is permissible to delay them until any time suitable for fasting. This is because delaying the fulfillment of a vow that is not restricted to a specific time is not problematic according to many scholars. Scholars of Usul (principles of Islamic jurisprudence) have differed regarding the timing of an obligatory duty (): some said it is on the instant (al-fawriyyah), while most said it is on delay (al-tarakhi). It is (recommended) to hasten the fulfillment of the vow to clear one's conscience and to preemptively engage in good deeds.
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