A vow to sacrifice without specifying the recipient
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone makes a vow and says, "If such and such happens to me, I will slaughter a sacrificial animal," and he does not specify or restrict it, is he allowed to direct it to whatever he wishes?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And if someone makes a vow and says, "If such and such happens to me, I will slaughter a sacrificial animal," and he leaves it general without specifying or restricting it, is he allowed to direct it to whatever he wishes?
The Shaykh:
He may direct it to whatever he wishes, but the slaughter is obligatory. If he specifies the slaughter, he slaughters the sacrificial animal. If he does not specify its destination, he makes it for the poor and spends it on the poor.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone makes a vow and says, "If such and such happens to me, I will slaughter a sacrificial animal," and he does not specify or restrict it, is he allowed to direct it to whatever he wishes?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And if someone makes a vow and says, "If such and such happens to me, I will slaughter a sacrificial animal," and he leaves it general without specifying or restricting it, is he allowed to direct it to whatever he wishes?
The Shaykh:
He may direct it to whatever he wishes, but the slaughter is obligatory. If he specifies the slaughter, he slaughters the sacrificial animal. If he does not specify its destination, he makes it for the poor and spends it on the poor.
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [18] — alfawzan.live (1:14:57)
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