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My wife does not work, but she receives an income from her inheritance in addition to the returns of her share in the inheritance. She vowed to slaughter an animal sacrifice, but she does not have enough cash to buy it. Can I give her the rest of the money to fulfill her vow and slaughter the animal sacrifice?
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My brother is a doctor and had a serious head injury. My mother took a vow to slaughter a cow if he recovered, and he became able to walk normally again. My brother recovered; all praise is due to Allah, the Exalted, and he returned to work. My mother cannot slaughter a cow because she has no money to do so, and my father is dead. My mother provides.. More
I took a vow a long time ago, when I was still studying, to fast some days if I passed my exams. Allah, the Exalted, blessed me with success and I passed the exams, however, I got preoccupied with the challenges of life, and the devil prevented me from fulfilling my vow. Nevertheless, I have never forgotten that I still have to fulfill a vow, although.. More
I made a vow to Allah, the Exalted, that I would slaughter ten sheep if my daughter recovered from her illness. All praise is due to Allah, the Exalted, for all His blessings; she has recovered. I started fulfilling the vow and slaughtered two sheep and did not eat from them and neither did my family. However, my sister's husband fell ill and was unable.. More
I turn to Allah Exalted in repentance from all sins, but immediately after repenting, I may do a disliked act—not necessarily a forbidden one. Thereupon, I feel that I have ruined my repentance and therefore renew it and resolve not to commit this sin ever again and say that if I did, I would give 500 riyals in charity as a deterrent. Nevertheless,.. More
I had a fight with my sister and I made a vow that I would fast a whole month consecutively if I ever entered her house again. Do I bear a sin for making that vow? What should I do if I go to her house?
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What is the ruling on a person who entirely neglects the prayer out of laziness and carelessness? Could you, please, highlight the opinions of all schools of Fiqh, especially the Hanbalis?
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A while ago, I took a vow to donate 125 dinars in charity for the poor if Allah, the Exalted, would save me from a calamity that befell me. Allah, the Exalted, answered my supplication and saved me—all praise is due to Him. After a while, I decided to donate 25 dinars monthly for orphans, as long as I can afford it. My question is: will I be cleared.. More
I had a fight with my husband and he accused me of being eagerly desirous to take his wealth after his death. Therefore, I took a vow to give up my share in the inheritance after his death. Should I fulfill this vow, given that he is stingy and does not spend on me since we got married, he does not buy food for the house except after great trouble?
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I heard a hadith from some people who do not know its chain of narrators or whether it is authentic or not. The hadith reads:
A woman went to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and told him that she made a vow to commit adultery if something happened. When this thing happened, she asked the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, what.. More
I took a vow to spend 5 riyals in charity if I committed a certain sin, but I did not specify a certain time-frame for my vow. I committed this sin more than once and gave 5 riyals in charity more than once as well. I am sincerely remorseful for taking that vow. What is the religious ruling in this regard? Should I keep fulfilling the vow throughout.. More
I made a vow that I would fast five days each month if my father recovered from his illness. That was two years ago. I observe fasting as I had vowed, but sometimes I cannot fast, given that I did not fix a time limit for my vow. What is the ruling in this case? What should I do if I cannot fulfill my vow?
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I made a vow to Allah, the Exalted, to fast a whole month, but I want to feed poor people instead. Please note that I am able to fast. Is it permissible for me to do so?
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Is it permissible for me to take a vow to fast a day as an expression of gratitude to Allah, the Exalted, if my wish is fulfilled, and, at the same time, intend this fasting to be a voluntary act of worship so that Allah, the Exalted, would accept my supplication and fulfill my wish? Should I fast that day before my wish is fulfilled so that it would.. More
I would like to consult you regarding a matter that is confusing me. After the first half of the Algeria vs. Egypt soccer match ended, I performed two rak‘ahs (units of prayer) and, afterwards, I inattentively stated that I would fast two successive months if our team won the match. We won the match, but now I am unable to fast those two months. An.. More
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