A Vow for a Permissible Act and the Meaning of the Hadith: “There is no vow except in what is sought thereby for the Face of Allah”
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The jurists mention that in a vow for a permissible act, the person has a choice in it. And in a hadith in Abu Dawud and Ahmad from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he saidSunan Abi Dawud 3273Hasan (Al-Albani). So what is the point of that, may Allah grant you success?
Answer:
Yes, a vow for a permissible act falls under what is excluded by the forbidden, which is what is sought thereby other than the Face of Allah, such as shirk (associating partners with Allah). And the permissible falls under what is sought thereby for the Face of Allah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The jurists mention that in a vow for a permissible act, the person has a choice in it. And in a hadith in Abu Dawud and Ahmad from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said
A vow is binding in those things by which the pleasure of Allah is sought
لاَ نَذْرَ إِلاَّ فِيمَا يُبْتَغَى بِهِ وَجْهُ اللَّهِAnswer:
Yes, a vow for a permissible act falls under what is excluded by the forbidden, which is what is sought thereby other than the Face of Allah, such as shirk (associating partners with Allah). And the permissible falls under what is sought thereby for the Face of Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 115 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / القضاء / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (28:59)
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