The obligation of a vow conditioned on success in studies
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a person to say, “I have vowed that if I succeed in my studies, I will feed ten poor people”? And is this vow binding?
Answer:
Yes, this is a conditional vow. If he succeeds, he gives charity, and charity is an act of worship, so there is nothing wrong with that.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a person to say, “I have vowed that if I succeed in my studies, I will feed ten poor people”? And is this vow binding?
Answer:
Yes, this is a conditional vow. If he succeeds, he gives charity, and charity is an act of worship, so there is nothing wrong with that.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أعظم مكايده : ما نصبه للناس من الأنصاب والأزلام — islamhouse.com (56:12)
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