The Dislike of Vows and Whether It Is Removed by the Intention to Fulfill the Worship of Keeping the Vow
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success! We hear that a vow (nadhr) is disliked, but what is the ruling for one who makes a vow in order to fulfill the worship of keeping the vow, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: "They fulfill their vows"? Does the ruling of dislike disappear in that case, making the vow recommended?
Answer:
No, the ruling of dislike does not disappear. Even if the vow is an act of worship, it becomes an act of worship only after you have made the vow. As for before you make the vow, you are prohibited from doing so. The door of worship is not something you can measure. If you see that praying is beneficial, pray at night, pray some of the night, if you want to engage in voluntary prayer or voluntary acts of worship. But without a vow, stay within the bounds of ease. If you did it and were able to fulfill the intention, and you did not do it, you owe nothing.
But if you made a vow and your soul became distressed, and you were surprised. Therefore, many of those who make vows put scholars in a difficult position with their questions, wanting to get rid of this vow. Or they fast half the year, or fast five months, which is good, or... or so on, they doubt themselves. And it was at first
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success! We hear that a vow (nadhr) is disliked, but what is the ruling for one who makes a vow in order to fulfill the worship of keeping the vow, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: "They fulfill their vows"? Does the ruling of dislike disappear in that case, making the vow recommended?
Answer:
No, the ruling of dislike does not disappear. Even if the vow is an act of worship, it becomes an act of worship only after you have made the vow. As for before you make the vow, you are prohibited from doing so. The door of worship is not something you can measure. If you see that praying is beneficial, pray at night, pray some of the night, if you want to engage in voluntary prayer or voluntary acts of worship. But without a vow, stay within the bounds of ease. If you did it and were able to fulfill the intention, and you did not do it, you owe nothing.
But if you made a vow and your soul became distressed, and you were surprised. Therefore, many of those who make vows put scholars in a difficult position with their questions, wanting to get rid of this vow. Or they fast half the year, or fast five months, which is good, or... or so on, they doubt themselves. And it was at first
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من الشرك النذر لغير الله، وباب من الشرك الاستعاذة بغير الله — islamhouse.com (1:06:52)
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