Is it permissible to vow oneself to Allah, Mighty and Majestic?
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Question:
Is it permissible for a person to vow himself to Allah, Mighty and Majestic? Is it permissible for me to vow myself to Allah, Mighty and Majestic?
Answer:
How do you vow yourself to Allah? You vow yourself to Allah, and how? You look at it as if you are cleaning the mosque, sweeping the mosque. There is no harm in that; this is worship. Cleaning the mosques, purifying the mosques, and serving the mosques is worship. If you vow this, it is obligatory for you, because this is a vow of obedience. But if you vow yourself, you say that you have vowed to Allah. How can you be a vow to Allah? This is not valid. Yes.
Is it permissible for a person to vow himself to Allah, Mighty and Majestic? Is it permissible for me to vow myself to Allah, Mighty and Majestic?
Answer:
How do you vow yourself to Allah? You vow yourself to Allah, and how? You look at it as if you are cleaning the mosque, sweeping the mosque. There is no harm in that; this is worship. Cleaning the mosques, purifying the mosques, and serving the mosques is worship. If you vow this, it is obligatory for you, because this is a vow of obedience. But if you vow yourself, you say that you have vowed to Allah. How can you be a vow to Allah? This is not valid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن أنذر نفسي لله عز وجل ؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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