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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

  • 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

  • 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? .. More

  • 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? .. More

  • 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

  • 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? .. More

  • 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? .. More

  • 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

  • Vow and Zakah are two separate obligations

    I made a vow to Allaah, the Exalted, to give a certain sum of money in charity for His sake if I passed my university exams, but I did not specify any beneficiary for the vow. Is it permissible for me to give that money to a friend of mine who seeks to get married, given that he takes loans in order to buy the home essentials and for the basic necessities.. More

  • Ruling on paying vowed money to one's family

    I made a vow to spend a certain sum of money in charity and rendered my vow conditional on the accomplishment of a specific objective. My objective has been achieved, and I now work in one of the Gulf countries. My family is in need of that money. Can I send them the vowed money instead of spending it in charity? They have asked me before to send them.. More

  • Waiving a debt with the intention of fulfilling a vow

    I vowed that if I got married, I would give five thousand Dirhams in charity. In the period of preparation for the marriage, I lent my husband six thousand Dirhams as his financial situation was very bad. Then, Allaah Almighty decreed that we got married. Can I consider the money that I lent him the fulfillment of the vow? Please answer me. .. More

  • Combining the intention of fulfilling a vow and offering voluntary prayers

    Three years ago, or even more, I vowed that if I was healed from a certain illness, I would pray two Rak‘ahs (units of prayer) every day for the sake of Allaah Almighty. After I went to the physician and started the treatment, I began to pray these two Rak‘ahs; however, I used to combine them with the two Rak‘ahs of the regular voluntary prayer.. More

  • Ruling on fulfilling a vow by other than the vow maker

    A father vowed that if his son occupied a certain post, he would slaughter a sheep for the sake of Allaah Almighty, but he cannot fulfill this vow. Can the son fulfill this vow instead of his father, as he is capable to fulfill it? In this case, is his father considered sinful? .. More

  • Fulfilling the vow of one of the parents does not avail the other

    A father vowed to slaughter an animal if Allaah Almighty cured his ill son. After the son was cured, the father was surprised that the mother intended the same vow, which is to slaughter a sacrifice for her son if Allaah Almighty cured him. Does slaughtering one sacrifice avail the father and the mother or should each of them slaughter a separate sacrifice.. More

  • Vow suspended on death

    A woman who had two daughters and one son died, knowing that the son died before his mother and left children. The deceased woman is indebted to one of her daughters. The mother stated in her will before her death that her debt should be repaid to her daughter. Moreover, she stated in her will that she vowed that one third of her wealth should be given.. More