What is the penalty if one vows an act other than fasting, like prayer, and becomes incapable?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Vows

Book 61 · Issue 6 · Bab 1

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If one vows an act other than fasting, such as prayer, and becomes incapable, only the expiation of an oath is due, because the Sacred Law has not established a substitute payment for such acts. If the incapacity is temporary and expected to cease, the ruling is the same as that detailed for vowed fasting.