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Vowed too many vows and forgot many of them, what should I do?

My question is about the fact that I frequently take vows to perform certain acts of obedience like prayer, fasting and memorizing the Quran but then found that I have forgotten many of these vows that I made conditional upon the acceptance of my supplications by Allah Almighty. I found that I cannot fulfill them. What should I do? What is the solution.. More

112006 4-8-2015
Intention renders a vow made by indirect indication binding

I said that I intended to memorize Surat Al-Kahf if I obtained a driving license. However, O dear Shaykh, the surah (chapter of the Quran) is long and difficult and it needs time, and I am having exams these days. I want to know what I should do. Is there another solution? .. More

111945 4-8-2015
Vowed to give charity to a specific orphan who then died

I vowed to give maintenance to a specific orphan as charity, but he died. How can I give the charity? Should I give the money to another orphan? .. More

111311 4-8-2015
Indirect words plus intention make a vow binding

My uncle's wife did not visit her mother-in-law due to some problems. Her mother-in-law once said: "If my son's wife comes to my house, I will invite the household to such-and-such food." Is this considered a vow? Is it permissible for us to eat from that food on the basis that we are invited? .. More

110675 4-8-2015
Conditions of a binding vow

I am 22 years old. Months ago, I experienced a state of extreme terror and anxiety after something bad happened to me. So I used to invoke Allah Almighty, saying, "O Lord, if this bad thing goes away, I will abandon such and such matter." I used to repeat this invocation from time to time and each time I was vowing to abandon something different. Now,.. More

110324 4-8-2015
Saying 'It is incumbent upon me to do such-and-such'

One day, I did not get up to perform fajr prayer in its prescribed, fixed time. To atone for my negligence, I said: "It is incumbent upon me to get up with the first azan for the fajr prayer." Is this considered a vow? If it is a vow, then what is the expiation for not fulfilling it? .. More

110248 4-8-2015
Ruling on vowing to fast on the anniversary of the death of a relative

After the death of one of my relatives, I decided to fast on the anniversary of her death every year as a charity for her. What is the ruling on this fasting? Has it become a vow? What am I required to do if I did not fast that day in a previous year? .. More

109531 4-8-2015
Vowed to slaughter a sheep, does buying a slaughtered one clear him of his liability?

Is it permissible for one who vowed to slaughter a sheep and give it in charity to the poor and the needy to buy it slaughtered from the slaughterhouse given that the vow taker will not slaughter it by himself and that some parts of the slaughtered animal are missing, like the head, the guts and the fleece. If this is permissible, may he, because of.. More

109396 4-8-2015
It is obligatory to offer the vowed money regardless of its value in a different currency

I took a vow a year ago, but I did not fulfill it. What is the ruling on this? The vow was to give a portion from a sum of money—granted to me by virtue of a court judgment—in charity. I have spent this money, but now I have other money . The value of the vowed money equaled US$ 350 back then, but now it is equal to US$ 550. What is the solution? .. More

108304 4-8-2015
Fulfilling a vow versus giving charity?

When I obtained my high school certificate, I made a vow that if Allah Almighty granted me success in my university studies so that I would become a teacher, I would give a portion of my salary in charity every month. Allah, the Exalted, helped me, and I became a teacher. I have been working since two years and a half, and I am fulfilling my vow. However,.. More

108145 4-8-2015
Vowed to paint a masjid but someone else did so before him

I vowed to use a sum of money to paint the wall that marks the direction of the Qiblah in the masjid where I perform the prayer once I would win a lawsuit. I actually won the lawsuit, however, I found that the whole masjid had been renewed and painted. What should I do about my vow? .. More

107483 3-8-2015
Fulfilling the vow is obligatory upon the vow taker only

I vowed to give a thousand dinars from the money of the company that I manage with my brothers if a certain deal was concluded. Praise be to Allah Almighty, the deal was actually concluded. Nevertheless, when I told my brothers about the vow that I had taken, they told me that they had nothing to do with it! What should I do? Can I offer the vow in.. More

107242 3-8-2015
Vowed to give money to a specific person but cannot find him, what should he do?

I vowed to give one hundred dinars to a person but I did not find him. Moreover, I forgot the face of the man. What should I do? May Allah Reward you. .. More

106725 3-8-2015
Vow of a person with obsessive compulsive disorder

Does OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) affect the ruling of the vow? In other words, if a person with OCD frequently takes vows, will his condition be taken into consideration concerning the ruling of the vow? What is the ruling on the money (such as the salary) that is vowed by a person if he breaks his vow and does not fulfill it? Is that money.. More

106675 3-8-2015
A wife's vow to fast

I checked almost all the fatwas on the expiation for abortion. Ten years ago, I aborted a two-and-a-half month old fetus due to my husband's persistence and intense pressure. I ask Allah to forgive both of us. Having done so, I made a vow to Allah to fast two consecutive months. I indeed started fasting a week ago, but my husband objected, and he is.. More

105152 3-8-2015

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881 fatwas

Vowed too many vows and forgot many of them, what should I do?

Intention renders a vow made by indirect indication binding

Vowed to give charity to a specific orphan who then died

Indirect words plus intention make a vow binding

Conditions of a binding vow

Saying 'It is incumbent upon me to do such-and-such'

Ruling on vowing to fast on the anniversary of the death of a relative

Vowed to slaughter a sheep, does buying a slaughtered one clear him of his liability?

It is obligatory to offer the vowed money regardless of its value in a different currency

Fulfilling a vow versus giving charity?

Vowed to paint a masjid but someone else did so before him

Fulfilling the vow is obligatory upon the vow taker only

Vowed to give money to a specific person but cannot find him, what should he do?

Vow of a person with obsessive compulsive disorder

A wife's vow to fast

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