How do we reconcile the hadith, “A vow brings no good,” with the saying of Allah the Exalted: “They fulfill their vows”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: How do we reconcile the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), “A vow brings no good,” with the saying of Allah the Exalted, “They fulfill their vows,” where He praises His servants for their vows?
Answer:
They are not praised for the vow itself, my brother; they are not praised for the vow. I am telling you, do not answer from your own minds. Allah (Exalted and Majestic) says, “They fulfill their vows.” He praises them for the fulfillment, for fulfilling the vow, and He did not praise them for the vow itself. Yes, so there is no contradiction between the verse and the hadiths. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: How do we reconcile the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), “A vow brings no good,” with the saying of Allah the Exalted, “They fulfill their vows,” where He praises His servants for their vows?
Answer:
They are not praised for the vow itself, my brother; they are not praised for the vow. I am telling you, do not answer from your own minds. Allah (Exalted and Majestic) says, “They fulfill their vows.” He praises them for the fulfillment, for fulfilling the vow, and He did not praise them for the vow itself. Yes, so there is no contradiction between the verse and the hadiths. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف نجمع بين حديث «إن النذر لا يأت بخير» وبين قوله تعالى ﴿يُوفُونَ بِالنَّذْرِ﴾؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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