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Vowing to fast until a need is fulfilled
I vowed to fast until my need is fulfilled. Does this constitute transgression against Allaah Almighty? My sister told me that this is impermissible and constitutes a challenge against Allaah Almighty because it is as if I am saying: "O Allaah, if You do not give me such-and-such, I will continue to fast." My need is that Allaah Almighty grants my sister.. More
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Can delaying the fulfillment of a vow be a reason for delayed pregnancy
Some years before I got married, I wanted to perform ‘Umrah, but I could not because I did not have a Mahram (permanently unmarriageable kin). I vowed that when I got married, I would perform ‘Umrah in the first Ramadan after marriage. When I got married, I told my husband about that, and he asked me to wait until we find a means to perform the.. More
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Specific, absolute, and conditional vows
I vowed to slaughter a calf if a shop was sold, and it was actually sold. May I replace slaughtering the calf with distributing money among the poor? Besides, I used to slaughter a sheep every year for a vow that is related to the shop. Should I continue to slaughter the sheep after the shop was sold or should I stop?
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Delaying the fulfillment of a vow and fulfilling it in another country
I made a vow that I would offer a sum of money in charity for the sake of Allaah, the Exalted. However, I have been lax in offering that money in charity, not because I lack the desire to do so, but because I do not have that sum of money. Is it permissible for me to deliver on my vow in another country than the one where I made my vow?
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Separate vows should be fulfilled separately
I am now a student in one of the faculties, and I used to be in community service. After finishing the exams of the first term and before the results appeared, I vowed to slaughter a sacrifice for the sake of Allaah Almighty and invite my family and friends to a banquet if I succeeded. Unfortunately, I did not succeed in the first term. In the second.. More
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Paying the debt of one’s father and helping one’s siblings from the vowed money
I am now working in a Gulf country. Before arriving there and after I obtained my bachelor's degree, I vowed that if Allaah Almighty granted me the chance to work abroad, I would give one fifth of my salary in charity. Now my salary is less than one thousand Riyals. My father is indebted, and I have to pay his debts and provide for the requirements.. More
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Vows to recite a surah one thousand times; is it sufficient to recite it once in Al-Masjid Al-Haram?
Is it true that performing one Rak‘ah (unit of prayer) or reciting a surah of the Quran in Al-Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca equals performing one thousand Rak‘ahs or reciting one thousand Surahs elsewhere? If this is correct; then know that I made a vow some years ago to recite the surah Al-Kahf one thousand times. Is reading surah Al-Kahf [Quran: 18].. More
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Jurists' opinions on fulfilling a vow by offering an alternative of the vowed object
I vowed to slaughter a ewe. When the condition of the vow was met, I found that one of my friends had also vowed to slaughter a ewe. So we agreed to slaughter a large cow together instead of two ewes. A friend of ours was blessed with a baby girl, and he wants to make ‘Aqeeqah); so, he wants to take a share in the cow. Is this permissible?
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Vowed to give a present to a private tutor
Some years ago, a private tutor gave me a private course related to my study in the faculty in a certain place. I vowed that if I succeeded, I would give the tutor a certain present. At that time, I did not know the implications of making a vow. Moreover, I did not perform any act of worship, like prayer or supplication. I just did it by nature. Add.. More
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She vowed never to conceive without excuse
What is the ruling on a woman who vowed never to get pregnant and pledged to fast sixty days if she got pregnant, given that she took that vow when she was angry with her husband?
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Repaying the debt first or fulfilling the vow?
Can an indebted husband receive Zakaah from his wife, when it is due on her to pay it, so as to repay his debts? This man had vowed to offer a certain sum of money in charity if something would happen, and that thing actually happened, but he is now in debt. If he possesses a sum of money, should he repay his debts first or fulfill his vow?
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Not obligatory to fulfill a vow that is made in a dream
I made a vow in my dream that if Allaah, the Exalted, relieved me of my hardship, I would wear the Niqaab (i.e. the face veil). Allaah, the Exalted, relieved me of my hardship; should I fulfill my vow that I made in a dream and wear the Niqaab?
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Some rulings related to slaughtering a sacrifice with the intention of drawing closer to Allaah
Could you please highlight the ruling on offering a sacrificial animal as a ransom? Can the person who offers the sacrifice eat from it and feed his relatives from it?
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Having doubts about a vow
I made a vow, but I cannot remember what it was. My husband went through a difficult experience and made a vow to Allaah, the Exalted, that he would slaughter a sheep every month if He relieved him of his calamity. I cannot remember whether I had also vowed to slaughter a sheep every other month, given that I work and have a stable monthly income.
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Expiation for non-fulfillment of a vow to do a permissible act
A person took a vow that if Allah, the Exalted, blessed him with the opportunity to perform ‘Umrah, he would not take anything with him and would not buy anything from there so as to devote his journey merely to worship and performing the ‘Umrah (without pursuing any other worldly benefit). Allah, the Exalted, blessed him with the chance to perform.. More
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