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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on one who vows to build a mosque if he possesses wealth

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Question:
The third question: She says, “Several years ago, my husband swore an oath or made a vow that if he possessed two hundred thousand riyals, he would build a mosque. He has now possessed two million but has not built it. What is the ruling?” He is required to thank Allah.

Answer:
And to build the mosque, because the Messenger (peace be upon him) said
Whoever vows that he will be obedient to Allah, should remain obedient to Himمَنْ نَذَرَ أَنْ يُطِيعَ اللَّهَ فَلْيُطِعْهُ
Sahih al-Bukhari 6696
. So if he vowed that if he possessed two hundred thousand he would build a mosque, and he now possesses two million, then Allah has multiplied his wealth for him, giving him the equivalent ten times over. It is obligatory for him to fulfill this vow and build the mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever vows
that he obey Allah, let him obey Himأن يطيع الله فليطيعه
,” and Allah praised the believers, saying, “They fulfill their vows.”
Source فتاوى الحج - ٢ — archive.org (54:09)

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