Speaking to oneself about charity without verbalizing it: Is one obligated to fulfill it?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a person speaks to himself that if he obtains such and such, he will give a sum of money of such and such amount, like regret, is he obligated to fulfill it?
Answer:
No, as long as the speech is internal in the heart without verbalization, it does not become a vow. It does not become a vow except what is verbalized.
Honorable Shaykh, if a person speaks to himself that if he obtains such and such, he will give a sum of money of such and such amount, like regret, is he obligated to fulfill it?
Answer:
No, as long as the speech is internal in the heart without verbalization, it does not become a vow. It does not become a vow except what is verbalized.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الحيض — islamhouse.com (1:00:17)
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