Fulfilling a vow of Hajj contingent on a team’s victory
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Question:
I vowed that if the team I support wins, I would perform Hajj. Do I have to fulfill this vow today, or is it a vow of disobedience?
Answer:
It is a vow of obedience, specifically Hajj. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey.” Hajj is an act of obedience. As for the team winning or anything other than winning, that is a separate matter. However, since you vowed to perform Hajj if a specific team wins or if a specific person succeeds, you must perform Hajj, because you vowed to do an act of obedience. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey.” Likewise, if one vows to Allah to perform Hajj if a certain person recovers from an illness or if a certain person is able to travel, then he must perform Hajj. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
I vowed that if the team I support wins, I would perform Hajj. Do I have to fulfill this vow today, or is it a vow of disobedience?
Answer:
It is a vow of obedience, specifically Hajj. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey.” Hajj is an act of obedience. As for the team winning or anything other than winning, that is a separate matter. However, since you vowed to perform Hajj if a specific team wins or if a specific person succeeds, you must perform Hajj, because you vowed to do an act of obedience. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey.” Likewise, if one vows to Allah to perform Hajj if a certain person recovers from an illness or if a certain person is able to travel, then he must perform Hajj. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
أحكام الحج — islamhouse.com (1:12:08)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.