Fulfilling Vows When Unable and Compelling Oneself to Do So
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The questioner:
This questioner, the mother of Ibrahim, says: Shaykh, my daughter bound herself to a number of vows, but her health deteriorated and she was unable to carry out these vows. What is the way to fulfill them?
The Shaykh:
They remain in her liability. If she is able to perform the vows, she does so. If she is not able, they remain in her liability. Yes.
The questioner:
And binding people, O Shaykh, is a question you should ask.
The Shaykh:
If they are vows of obedience, if they are vows of obedience, yes.
The questioner:
Binding people to these vows, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making vows, saying: "Do not make vows, for a vowSahih Muslim 1639c" The one who does not perform an act of obedience except by making a vow is stingy; he performs the act of obedience without a vow and without compelling himself to do so. Yes.
This questioner, the mother of Ibrahim, says: Shaykh, my daughter bound herself to a number of vows, but her health deteriorated and she was unable to carry out these vows. What is the way to fulfill them?
The Shaykh:
They remain in her liability. If she is able to perform the vows, she does so. If she is not able, they remain in her liability. Yes.
The questioner:
And binding people, O Shaykh, is a question you should ask.
The Shaykh:
If they are vows of obedience, if they are vows of obedience, yes.
The questioner:
Binding people to these vows, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making vows, saying: "Do not make vows, for a vow
It does not (necessarily) bring good (in the form of substantial, and tangible results), but it is the meant whereby something is extracted from the miserly persons.
لا يأتي بخير وإنما يستخرج به من البخيل
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (160) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1438-04-13] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (31:06)
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