Does a vow fall within the category of sacrificial animals that are an act of worship for Allah, such as the hady, the udhiyah, and the 'aqiqah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that the sacrificial animals that are an act of worship for Allah are three: the hady, the udhiyah, and the 'aqiqah. Is a vow included among them or not?
Answer:
These sacrificial animals were legislated by the original source of the Shari'ah. As for a person binding himself to something, that is not from the original source of the Shari'ah; rather, he bound himself to it, and that is the vow. May Allah reward him. The difference between the two is that the Shari'ah is what legislated this thing for you or obligated it upon you, whereas in the case of a vow, you are the one who bound yourself to it.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that the sacrificial animals that are an act of worship for Allah are three: the hady, the udhiyah, and the 'aqiqah. Is a vow included among them or not?
Answer:
These sacrificial animals were legislated by the original source of the Shari'ah. As for a person binding himself to something, that is not from the original source of the Shari'ah; rather, he bound himself to it, and that is the vow. May Allah reward him. The difference between the two is that the Shari'ah is what legislated this thing for you or obligated it upon you, whereas in the case of a vow, you are the one who bound yourself to it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1203] هل يدخل النذر ضمن الذبائح التي هي عبادة لله كالهدي والأضحية والعقيقة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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