The Ruling on Delaying the Sacrifice Intended as Charity
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Question:
If a person intends to give charity in the form of a sacrificial animal for one of his sons and delays it until another time, what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
If he vowed to slaughter a charity animal on a specific day because Allah healed a sick person or because Allah returned a missing person, then he must fulfill the vow at that time. For example, he said to Allah: "If Allah heals my sick person, I will slaughter on Ashura, or in Safar, or immediately." If Allah heals the sick person, he must hasten to do it. However, if it is a charity he intended without making a vow, he has the choice; for example, he may slaughter it
If a person intends to give charity in the form of a sacrificial animal for one of his sons and delays it until another time, what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
If he vowed to slaughter a charity animal on a specific day because Allah healed a sick person or because Allah returned a missing person, then he must fulfill the vow at that time. For example, he said to Allah: "If Allah heals my sick person, I will slaughter on Ashura, or in Safar, or immediately." If Allah heals the sick person, he must hasten to do it. However, if it is a charity he intended without making a vow, he has the choice; for example, he may slaughter it
Source
فتاوى الحج - 1405 هـ — archive.org (1:11:26)
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