The ruling on a vow to slaughter sheep that one is unable to fulfill
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: I vowed that if my wife became pregnant, I would slaughter five sheep and give them to the poor. I am poor, and my wife became pregnant and gave birth to a child, but I could not find the value of these five sheep.
Answer:
It remains a debt on you until you are able to fulfill it. If you are able to fulfill it, then carry it out.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: I vowed that if my wife became pregnant, I would slaughter five sheep and give them to the poor. I am poor, and my wife became pregnant and gave birth to a child, but I could not find the value of these five sheep.
Answer:
It remains a debt on you until you are able to fulfill it. If you are able to fulfill it, then carry it out.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/280 — archive.org (15:01)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.