I resolved in my heart to give in charity everything I receive from the inheritance as a charity on behalf of my father, but then I changed my mind. What is the ruling?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When my father (may Allah have mercy on him) passed away, I resolved in my heart and swore an oath to give in charity everything I receive from the inheritance as a charity on behalf of my father. Then, after the inheritance was distributed, I did not do this and took the amount for myself. Is there any sin in that?
Answer:
If it was merely an intention in your heart, then this is not required. However, if you spoke it aloud, you are required to carry out what you spoke.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When my father (may Allah have mercy on him) passed away, I resolved in my heart and swore an oath to give in charity everything I receive from the inheritance as a charity on behalf of my father. Then, after the inheritance was distributed, I did not do this and took the amount for myself. Is there any sin in that?
Answer:
If it was merely an intention in your heart, then this is not required. However, if you spoke it aloud, you are required to carry out what you spoke.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [923 -939] قررت في نفسي أن أتصدق بكل ما يأتي إلي من الميراث صدقة عن والدي ثم تراجعت، فما الحكم؟ — youtube.com
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