What is the ruling if one vows to slaughter his son?
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The questioner : Now, if he vows to slaughter his son.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Now, what does he do?
The Shaykh : And expiate for your wife.
The questioner : There is a difference of opinion, yes, there is a difference of opinion.
The Shaykh : Some scholars hold that he expiates with a sheep, saying that just as Ibrahim ransomed his son with a great sacrifice, if he vows to slaughter his son, we say: do not slaughter, it is forbidden for him, but slaughter a sheep as a ransom for him. And some scholars said that our Shari'ah came with the opposite of that, which is that he expiates with the expiation for an oath, because every vow that is a sin and not permissible to perform is expiated with the expiation for an oath.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : Now, what does he do?
The Shaykh : And expiate for your wife.
The questioner : There is a difference of opinion, yes, there is a difference of opinion.
The Shaykh : Some scholars hold that he expiates with a sheep, saying that just as Ibrahim ransomed his son with a great sacrifice, if he vows to slaughter his son, we say: do not slaughter, it is forbidden for him, but slaughter a sheep as a ransom for him. And some scholars said that our Shari'ah came with the opposite of that, which is that he expiates with the expiation for an oath, because every vow that is a sin and not permissible to perform is expiated with the expiation for an oath.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3680 - 4600 ما الحكم لو ندر أن يذبح ابنه؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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