wax, oil, and the like (16), for places that contain graves, is not valid.

Section: If one vows to slaughter in Makkah, it is like the vow to offer an animal to it; because an unconditional vow is interpreted according to what is customary in the Shari'ah, and the custom of the Shari'ah regarding a mandatory slaughter there is that the meat must be distributed in it.

1858 - Issue: He said: (And if he vows to fast for a month from the day such-and-such person arrives, and he arrives on [the first day of] (1) the month of Ramadan, his fasting suffices for Ramadan and his vow.)

The apparent meaning of al-Khiraqi's words is that this vow is binding, but his fasting suffices for both the vow and Ramadan. This is the opinion of Abu Yusuf. It is also the analogy of the view of Ibn Abbas and Ikrimah; because he vowed to fast during a time, and he has fasted during it. Al-Qadi said: The apparent meaning of al-Khiraqi's words is that the vow is not binding; because his vow coincided with a time during which fasting is already required, so his vow did not become binding, like vowing to fast during Ramadan. He said: The correct view, in my opinion, is the validity of the vow; because it is a vow of obedience that can generally be fulfilled, so it becomes binding, just as if it had coincided with Sha'ban. Based on this, he fasts Ramadan, then performs the make-up (qada), and offers an expiation (kaffarah). This is the choice of Abu Bakr. Ja'far ibn Muhammad narrated from (2) Ahmad that he is obligated to perform the make-up. The statement of al-Khiraqi: "His fasting suffices for Ramadan and his vow" is evidence that his vow was binding in his view, otherwise his fasting would not have been for his vow. Abu Talib (4) narrated from Ahmad regarding one who vows to perform Hajj while he has a mandatory Hajj upon him, and he enters Ihram for the vow, that it counts for the mandatory one, and nothing else is incumbent upon him. This is similar to the statement of al-Khiraqi. Ikrimah narrated from Ibn Abbas regarding a man who vowed to perform Hajj, and he had not yet performed the mandatory Hajj, he said: It suffices for both. And from Ikrimah, that he was asked about that, and Ikrimah said: His Hajj suffices for his vow and for the Hajj of Islam. Have you seen that if a man vowed to pray four units (rak'at), and he prayed the afternoon (Asr) prayer, does that not suffice him for both the Asr and the vow? He said: