What is the ruling on one who vows a specific ram, and then the ram dies or is stolen?
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Question:
If one vows a ram and then it dies or is stolen, what is the ruling? I mean, the ram died. What is the ruling? The ram died. I mean, a specific one. He vowed a specific ram, and this specific ram died. Is he required to offer a replacement or not?
Answer:
No, he is not required to offer a replacement. He is not required to offer a replacement. But if he vows a ram that is not specific, and then he brings a ram intending to slaughter it, and it dies, he is required to offer a replacement because he did not vow a specific one. As for if he vows a specific one and it is lost, nothing is required of him.
If one vows a ram and then it dies or is stolen, what is the ruling? I mean, the ram died. What is the ruling? The ram died. I mean, a specific one. He vowed a specific ram, and this specific ram died. Is he required to offer a replacement or not?
Answer:
No, he is not required to offer a replacement. He is not required to offer a replacement. But if he vows a ram that is not specific, and then he brings a ram intending to slaughter it, and it dies, he is required to offer a replacement because he did not vow a specific one. As for if he vows a specific one and it is lost, nothing is required of him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من نذر كبشًا معيَّنًا، ثم مات الكبش أو سُرق؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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