What is the minimum requirement for an absolute vow of fasting?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Vows

Book 61 · Issue 7 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

When one vows a general fast without specifying duration, the minimum fulfillment is one day of fasting, concerning which there is no dispute. This is because no single fast shorter than a day is established in the Sacred Law, so the certain minimum must be fulfilled.