How do we reconcile our statement that a vow is an act of worship with the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that “it does not bring good”?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do we reconcile our statement that a vow is an act of worship with the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that “it does not bring good”? That is, entering into a vow does not bring good. So what is the ruling on entering into a vow initially? If one makes a vow, it becomes an act of worship, and it is obligatory for you to fulfill it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever vows…”
Answer:
“…to obey Allah”Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 5:317. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:270]. Are maintenance and charity not acts of worship? Allah coupled the vow with worship and informed that He knows it and will reward it on the Day of Resurrection, just as He rewards charity. He rewards the vow. “Let them fulfill their vows.” “Let them fulfill their vows.” And He said regarding the righteous: “They fulfill their vows.” So it is an act of worship.
Once it is made, it becomes an act of worship. But before it is made, you are in a state of well-being. Do not involve yourself in it and then become restricted by it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: How do we reconcile our statement that a vow is an act of worship with the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that “it does not bring good”? That is, entering into a vow does not bring good. So what is the ruling on entering into a vow initially? If one makes a vow, it becomes an act of worship, and it is obligatory for you to fulfill it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever vows…”
Answer:
“…to obey Allah”
Let him obey Him, and whoever vows to disobey Allah, let him not disobey Him.
فَلْيُطِعْهُ وَمَنْ نَذَرَ أَنْ يَعْصِيَ اللَّهَ فَلا يَعْصِيهِAnd whatever you spend of expenditures or make of vows - indeed, Allah knows of it
وَمَا أَنفَقْتُم مِّن نَّفَقَةٍ أَوْ نَذَرْتُم مِّن نَّذْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُهُOnce it is made, it becomes an act of worship. But before it is made, you are in a state of well-being. Do not involve yourself in it and then become restricted by it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف الجمع بين قولنا إن النذر عبادة، وبين قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عنه «إنه لا يأتي بخير»؟ — youtube.com
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