A vow to walk from Jeddah to Makkah on foot, without riding, if one succeeds with distinction
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I vowed that if I passed the secondary school exams with an excellent grade, I would walk from Jeddah to Makkah on my feet. Do I have to fulfill this vow?
Answer:
Walking for the sake of 'Umrah or Hajj is an act of obedience; you do it if you are able to do it. But if you vowed to walk from Riyadh to al-Kharj, that is permissible; you may do it if you wish, or you may expiate it with the expiation for an oath. This is not an act of obedience; it is permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I vowed that if I passed the secondary school exams with an excellent grade, I would walk from Jeddah to Makkah on my feet. Do I have to fulfill this vow?
Answer:
Walking for the sake of 'Umrah or Hajj is an act of obedience; you do it if you are able to do it. But if you vowed to walk from Riyadh to al-Kharj, that is permissible; you may do it if you wish, or you may expiate it with the expiation for an oath. This is not an act of obedience; it is permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2511 -2802] نذر إن نجح بتفوق أن يسير من جدة إلى مكة ماشيا غير راكب - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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