A vow conditioned on committing a sin
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh! If a person says, “If I commit that sin, I owe Allah that I will give a sum of money in charity,” is he required to fulfill the vow?
The Shaykh:
And he said.
The questioner:
If I commit that sin, I owe Allah that I will give a sum of money in charity. Is he required to fulfill the vow?
The Shaykh:
He owes the expiation for an oath, because he did not intend to draw near to Allah through the vow, but rather intended to restrain himself from this thing. It is like an oath; this is a vow that is like an oath, so it carries the expiation for an oath. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! If a person says, “If I commit that sin, I owe Allah that I will give a sum of money in charity,” is he required to fulfill the vow?
The Shaykh:
And he said.
The questioner:
If I commit that sin, I owe Allah that I will give a sum of money in charity. Is he required to fulfill the vow?
The Shaykh:
He owes the expiation for an oath, because he did not intend to draw near to Allah through the vow, but rather intended to restrain himself from this thing. It is like an oath; this is a vow that is like an oath, so it carries the expiation for an oath. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب الطلاق — islamhouse.com (1:05:25)
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