Deviating from a vow to buy a car for one’s wife to expiation
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The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! The questioner says: A man asks whether he vowed to buy a car for his wife, and whether he may deviate from this vow to another act by which he expiates for his vow?
The Shaykh:
This is not correct.
The questioner:
He vowed to buy a car for his wife, and may he deviate from the vow to another act by which he expiates for his vow if buying the car becomes difficult for him?
The Shaykh:
This is called a permissible vow. If there is a benefit in buying it, he does so; otherwise, he expiates for his vow with the expiation of an oath. If there is a benefit and a need in buying the car, and it is required, and he is able to do so, there is no harm. Otherwise, let him expiate for his vow with the expiation of an oath, and he owes nothing. If he feeds ten poor people or clothes ten of them, each person receives half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), which is one kilogram, of dates or rice from the local market, or clothing, where each person receives a shirt or an undergarment and a cloak. If he is unable to do so, he fasts for three days. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh! The questioner says: A man asks whether he vowed to buy a car for his wife, and whether he may deviate from this vow to another act by which he expiates for his vow?
The Shaykh:
This is not correct.
The questioner:
He vowed to buy a car for his wife, and may he deviate from the vow to another act by which he expiates for his vow if buying the car becomes difficult for him?
The Shaykh:
This is called a permissible vow. If there is a benefit in buying it, he does so; otherwise, he expiates for his vow with the expiation of an oath. If there is a benefit and a need in buying the car, and it is required, and he is able to do so, there is no harm. Otherwise, let him expiate for his vow with the expiation of an oath, and he owes nothing. If he feeds ten poor people or clothes ten of them, each person receives half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), which is one kilogram, of dates or rice from the local market, or clothing, where each person receives a shirt or an undergarment and a cloak. If he is unable to do so, he fasts for three days. Yes.
Source
التوحيد فضله وأنواعه وحكمه — islamhouse.com (49:00)
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