The ruling on the vow to give away all of one's wealth in charity
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Question:
We move on to another questioner, Muhammad Sadiq, who says: If a person vows to give away all of his wealth in charity, is he required to fulfill this vow?
Answer:
No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the one who wanted to give away all of his wealth:Sunan an-Nasa'i 3823Sahih (Darussalam) A person should not leave himself without money; he is more deserving of it, and his need is more deserving. If he has something left over beyond his own needs and the needs of those he supports, he should give that in charity. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Start with those you are responsible for. He said: Start with those you are responsible for. Yes.
We move on to another questioner, Muhammad Sadiq, who says: If a person vows to give away all of his wealth in charity, is he required to fulfill this vow?
Answer:
No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the one who wanted to give away all of his wealth:
Keep some of your wealth for yourself; that is better for you.
أمسك عليك بعض مالك فهو خير لك
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/254 — archive.org (10:58)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.