(1) Manuscript B reads: “thereby.” (2) The Shaykh stated in *al-Mukhtārāt al-Jaliyya*, p. 125: “The other report from Ahmad—that a vow concerning a permissible or forbidden act is not binding and does not entail expiation, in agreement with the majority of scholars—is stronger than the well-known position of the madhhab, since there is no evidence establishing that such a vow is binding. The authentic hadith, ‘Whoever vows to disobey Allah must not disobey Him,’ contains no command to offer expiation, and delaying clarification beyond the time of need is impermissible. A vow concerning a permissible act is more akin to an unintentional oath.”