Sufficiency of water coolers in fulfilling a vow to provide water
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A man vowed to provide water in his village, which is a covered reservoir, as it was in the past. He says: He has now installed water coolers instead of this. Does this action suffice?
The Shaykh:
Yes, here he vowed, and what else?
The questioner:
Yes, he vowed to provide water, which is a covered reservoir, as in the past?
The Shaykh:
He vowed to build a covered reservoir, so he must fulfill his vow. Because he specified this, this specific thing, in his vow, so he must carry it out. However, if he vowed to provide water for the people, to meet the people's need, then it suffices for him to build a reservoir or install water coolers. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A man vowed to provide water in his village, which is a covered reservoir, as it was in the past. He says: He has now installed water coolers instead of this. Does this action suffice?
The Shaykh:
Yes, here he vowed, and what else?
The questioner:
Yes, he vowed to provide water, which is a covered reservoir, as in the past?
The Shaykh:
He vowed to build a covered reservoir, so he must fulfill his vow. Because he specified this, this specific thing, in his vow, so he must carry it out. However, if he vowed to provide water for the people, to meet the people's need, then it suffices for him to build a reservoir or install water coolers. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من كتاب الزكاة : باب الحث عليها والتشديد في منعها — islamhouse.com (1:11:36)
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