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The wording considered a vow
Assalaamu alaykum. A Muslim doctor wrote that he will do a certain course of five years to help the injured Muslims if Allaah gives him a certain opportunity; afterwards, he thought that he would do a two-year course instead of a five-year one. If it is regarded as a vow, then what should he do now, and is it regarded as a vow for worship or just for.. More
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Unable to fulfill a vow and pay a debt at the same time
I took an advance from work and borrowed some money from friends in order to buy an apartment. I indeed bought it, and I am now doing some finishing work in order to live in it with my family. Many years ago, I vowed to give a third of the return of any extra work that I would get in charity, and I indeed do so. My question is: Is it permissible for.. More
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Immediate fulfillment of a vow is not due unless it is specified with a certain time
I went through some medical examinations and vowed to fast two consecutive days if the results would be good. Thanks to Allaah, the results were good, and I am now pregnant. Having suffered two miscarriages in the past, I am now afraid that the immediate fulfillment of my vow will cause harm to my pregnancy. Keeping in mind that I intended to fast even.. More
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A vow must be fulfilled in the same way as specified
I vowed to fast five days and slaughter two sheep for the sake of Allaah Almighty once a certain thing would happen. Given that that thing already happened, praise be to Allaah for this, I observed the vowed fast. Taking into consideration that I did not intend to slaughter the two sheep with my own hand and that I live in a Western country, is it permissible.. More
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Promise to make a vow and delegate someone to transfer the vowed object to the intended place
I went through a simple problem and I said, "If this problem is solved peacefully, I will make a vow to Allaah, the Most Merciful, to spend $200 in charity for the earthquake-stricken people of Pakistan." All praise is due to Allaah, the Exalted, my problem was peacefully solved. When I tried to pay the money, I could not find a way to send it to Pakistan,.. More
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Clearing one's liability from financial rights and fulfilling a vow
What is the ruling on a person who was given a sum of money in order to give it to a sick person, but he forgot to give it to the sick person until he passed away? This person made a vow to spend his complete first salary in charity when he gets a better job. Now, he has money and can give the sum of money, which was intended to be given to the sick.. More
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Jokingly making a vow
I jokingly made a vow. The story goes as follows: When my uncle’s child was born, he slaughtered a sheep as ‘Aqeeqah for the newborn and gave us a small share. Hence, I said: "If Allah Almighty granted me a child, I would slaughter a calf." Calves are very expensive here. What should I do? My financial situation does not allow me to buy a calf at.. More
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Ruling on offering for the vowed object
I live in a European country. I made a vow to Allah, the Exalted, that I will buy a Mus-haf (copy of the Quran) and put it in the mosque, but the imam told me that the Saudi Embassy provides the mosque with a sufficient number of Mus-hafs and that they are in no need of more. My question is: can I offer the monetary value of the (vowed) Mus-haf instead,.. More
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Vows to give money for the poor; is it sufficient to offer Iftaar coupons for fasting people
I made a vow to Allaah, the Exalted, that if He healed me from my illness, I would give a sum of money to the poor and needy. I have recovered from my illness; all praise is due to Allaah, the Exalted. My question is related to my vow. When I went to a charitable society in order to fulfill my vow and donate the vowed money to the poor, I kept looking.. More
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Vowed to have a religious education but did otherwise
A young man made a vow to study Islamic knowledge after ending his high school education. However, he enrolled in the Institute of Law, given that he will be studying man-made laws. The real problem is that this young man, after more than 6 years, has not obtained a diploma from the institute. What should be done?
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Pledged to Allaah never to take off her Hijab before anybody but her husband, but did
I made a pledge to Allaah, the Exalted, never to take off my Hijaab before anyone except my husband, but I took it off before a man who made a solemn covenant before Allaah that he would marry me. Is what I did forbidden? Should I offer expiation?
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Made a promise to do something, but now wants to cancel it
I made a serious promise in a state of extreme anger to file a report against the principal of my children's school because he did not accept my request to transfer my child to another class. Later on, unsure of its lawfulness, I changed my mind about filing the report. How can I solve this problem? What should I do (about my vow)? I fear that committing.. More
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A vow should be fulfilled exactly as specified by the vow-taker
My mother took a vow to slaughter a goat if her son got a job. Then, she took a second vow to slaughter another goat if her other son got a job. She took a third vow to slaughter another goat if she owned a piece of land. Can she slaughter one bullock instead of the three goats in order to fulfill her vows?
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A vow conditional on marriage
Is it permissible for me to make a vow so that Allaah, the Exalted, would bless me with a particular man as husband? If I fulfilled my vow, will Allaah, the Exalted, bless me with this man as husband? What are the conditions for making a vow?
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Vowed to build a mosque, but do not have enough money
Our father passed away when our eldest brother was 18 years old and our youngest was three months old. Our mother did not remarry. She took a vow to build a mosque with the value of a piece of land that was left to us by our father along with a lot of money. When we grew up, my mother did not have enough money to build a mosque as she had vowed because.. More
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