A vow to slaughter a sacrificial animal, followed by an inability to fulfill the vow
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. In his fourth question, he says: If a person makes a vow regarding his child and says, “If my child is healed from this illness, I will slaughter this sacrificial animal,” but after the child is healed, the father needs the animal that is the subject of the vow, is it permissible for him to sell it and spend part of the proceeds, using the remainder to meet his needs or fulfill his vow, or is that not permissible?
The Shaykh:
He must fulfill the vow. As for the statementRiyad as-Salihin 1862, this applies unless he is unable to fulfill the vow and has a dire necessity for the animal, which is a beast of livestock that he vowed to slaughter. If he has a dire necessity for it, it is not obligatory for him to slaughter it, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “There is no vow for a son of Adam in what he does not own, no vow in disobedience to Allah, and no vow in what a person does not own.” Therefore, he does not have the right to slaughter this animal, because doing so would deprive him of one of his necessities. However, he must pay the expiation for an oath. Yes.
The questioner:
If it is possible for him to sell it, he can pay off his debt and meet his needs, fulfilling his vow and meeting his needs.
The Shaykh:
Whatever fulfills the vow, that is what fulfills it. If he sells it and takes part of the price, the amount that fulfills the vow becomes the entire fulfillment. Yes.
May Allah reward you. In his fourth question, he says: If a person makes a vow regarding his child and says, “If my child is healed from this illness, I will slaughter this sacrificial animal,” but after the child is healed, the father needs the animal that is the subject of the vow, is it permissible for him to sell it and spend part of the proceeds, using the remainder to meet his needs or fulfill his vow, or is that not permissible?
The Shaykh:
He must fulfill the vow. As for the statement
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who vows to obey Allah, should obey Him. But he who vows to disobey Allah, should not disobey Him."
صلى الله عليه وسلم من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعه ومن نذر أن يعصي الله فلا يعصهThe questioner:
If it is possible for him to sell it, he can pay off his debt and meet his needs, fulfilling his vow and meeting his needs.
The Shaykh:
Whatever fulfills the vow, that is what fulfills it. If he sells it and takes part of the price, the amount that fulfills the vow becomes the entire fulfillment. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5265- نذر أن يذبح ذبيحة ثم عجز عن الوفاء بنذره - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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