A vow to slaughter a camel at the site of a demolished house
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The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. A woman says: “I vowed that if my husband’s house were damaged, I would sacrifice a camel from the herd, and the house was demolished. The woman is fasting. If I fulfill the vow at the site of the demolished house, does that expose me to divorce?”
The Shaykh:
Yes, please repeat the question.
The questioner:
What does the father say if my husband’s house was demolished and I had vowed a camel from the house, and the house was demolished and the woman is fasting, if I fulfill it and the house was…
The Shaykh:
The slaughter is obligatory because it is an act of worship, and you give the meat in charity. As for the location, you are not required to slaughter at the site of the house. You can fulfill the vow in any place. You do not slaughter at the site of the house because it is not required to slaughter at a specific location unless it is one of the places that have a special virtue, such as al-Masjid al-Haram, meaning the Haram, the sacred precinct of Makkah, or worship in al-Masjid al-Haram, or in al-Masjid al-Nabawi, or in al-Masjid al-Aqsa. In these cases, if you make a vow, it is specified that you must fulfill it there. As for other places, all locations are equal. You can slaughter the camel in any place and distribute its meat to the poor. Yes.
May Allah keep you safe. A woman says: “I vowed that if my husband’s house were damaged, I would sacrifice a camel from the herd, and the house was demolished. The woman is fasting. If I fulfill the vow at the site of the demolished house, does that expose me to divorce?”
The Shaykh:
Yes, please repeat the question.
The questioner:
What does the father say if my husband’s house was demolished and I had vowed a camel from the house, and the house was demolished and the woman is fasting, if I fulfill it and the house was…
The Shaykh:
The slaughter is obligatory because it is an act of worship, and you give the meat in charity. As for the location, you are not required to slaughter at the site of the house. You can fulfill the vow in any place. You do not slaughter at the site of the house because it is not required to slaughter at a specific location unless it is one of the places that have a special virtue, such as al-Masjid al-Haram, meaning the Haram, the sacred precinct of Makkah, or worship in al-Masjid al-Haram, or in al-Masjid al-Nabawi, or in al-Masjid al-Aqsa. In these cases, if you make a vow, it is specified that you must fulfill it there. As for other places, all locations are equal. You can slaughter the camel in any place and distribute its meat to the poor. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 13 من 13 / شرح العقيدة الطحاوية / لا نصدق كاهنا ولا عرافا / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:38)
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