The ruling on fulfilling a vow of sacrifice for an absent man
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Question:
He says: I made a vow for a man who had left his job, saying, “If you return to your work, I will offer a sacrifice for you.” When he returned, I informed him of this, but he made an excuse. Is it permissible for me to fulfill the vow without his presence?
Answer:
This vow is a permissible vow, a vow to do a permissible act. You have the choice between fulfilling it and fasting as expiation for an oath. You may either carry out the vow by slaughtering a sheep and inviting people to eat from it, or you may pay the expiation for an oath by feeding ten poor people, clothing them, or freeing a slave. If you cannot find the means to do so, you fast for three days.
He says: I made a vow for a man who had left his job, saying, “If you return to your work, I will offer a sacrifice for you.” When he returned, I informed him of this, but he made an excuse. Is it permissible for me to fulfill the vow without his presence?
Answer:
This vow is a permissible vow, a vow to do a permissible act. You have the choice between fulfilling it and fasting as expiation for an oath. You may either carry out the vow by slaughtering a sheep and inviting people to eat from it, or you may pay the expiation for an oath by feeding ten poor people, clothing them, or freeing a slave. If you cannot find the means to do so, you fast for three days.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نذرت نذرًا لرجل فُصِل من العمل، فقلت إن عُدتَّ إلى عملك فلك ذبيحة وعندما عاد أبلغته بذلك... — youtube.com
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