What is the ruling on eating from a sacrificial animal that was vowed to be slaughtered for a feast for relatives?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a woman made a vow to slaughter a sheep and make it a feast for her relatives. Is it permissible for her to eat from it or not?
Answer:
This depends on the intention. If she intended or stipulated that she would eat from it, there is no harm. However, if she did not intend it and did not stipulate it, it is not permissible for her to eat from it, because the entire animal became obligatory for her. But if the people for whom she vowed to slaughter it are rich and not poor, this is a vow of a permissible act.
A vow to perform a permissible act: if she wishes, she performs the vow, and if she wishes, she expiates for her oath. She has the choice between the expiation for an oath and performing the vow. This is a vow of a permissible act. As for if the sacrificial animal was for the poor, she vowed it for the poor, or she vowed it without specifying who it is for, then it is for the poor as well, and she does not eat from it. It is obligatory for her to fulfill it. It is obligatory for her to fulfill it. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Riyad as-Salihin 1862 Obedience to charity for the poor is a vow of obedience that must be fulfilled. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a woman made a vow to slaughter a sheep and make it a feast for her relatives. Is it permissible for her to eat from it or not?
Answer:
This depends on the intention. If she intended or stipulated that she would eat from it, there is no harm. However, if she did not intend it and did not stipulate it, it is not permissible for her to eat from it, because the entire animal became obligatory for her. But if the people for whom she vowed to slaughter it are rich and not poor, this is a vow of a permissible act.
A vow to perform a permissible act: if she wishes, she performs the vow, and if she wishes, she expiates for her oath. She has the choice between the expiation for an oath and performing the vow. This is a vow of a permissible act. As for if the sacrificial animal was for the poor, she vowed it for the poor, or she vowed it without specifying who it is for, then it is for the poor as well, and she does not eat from it. It is obligatory for her to fulfill it. It is obligatory for her to fulfill it. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who vows to obey Allah, should obey Him.
صلى الله عليه وسلم من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعه وهذا نذر
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الأكل من الذبيحة المنذور ذبحها وليمة للأقارب؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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