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Is it valid to offer expiation by feeding ten needy persons for a vow "to be a righteous and pious person forever" if it is impossible to fulfill it?

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The Muslim is required to perform God's obligatory duties and abstain from His prohibitions. This is especially true if one has made a vow to God, for God has commanded believers to fulfill their vows. Whoever vows obedience to God, let him obey Him. Righteousness and piety bring happiness to a person and tranquility to their heart. Feeding ten poor people is an expiation for an oath, not for a vow. It only becomes an expiation for a vow for someone who is unable to fulfill it. What is required of you is to perform the obligatory duties and abstain from the prohibitions.

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