Does one sin by delaying the fulfillment of a vow, and the Shaykh's advice to those who make vows
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : I have a question, Shaykh Muhammad, consisting of two parts. I made a vow to Allah the Exalted. I made a vow to Allah, and this vow was fulfilled, praise be to Allah. First, I delayed fulfilling the vow. Do I sin for delaying the vow or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, you sin.
The questioner : Or is the delay itself a sin?
The Shaykh : Yes, because as long as you said to Allah, "I have a vow upon me if such and such happens," and it did happen, you must hasten immediately to fulfill the vow. You must fulfill your promise to Allah just as Allah fulfilled His promise to you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. And what is the expiation for this? What is it?
The Shaykh : The expiation is to fulfill the vow.
The questioner : Okay, I vowed to slaughter two animals for Allah the Exalted. Do I give these two animals as charity, Shaykh, or do I invite people to eat them, or do I read the Qur'an over them?
The Shaykh : You take them.
The questioner : Give them as charity.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : No, it is not permissible for me to eat them, nor for my family.
The Shaykh : Give them as charity. May Allah reward you with good, because you wanted them as a thanksgiving to Allah.
The questioner : Yes, as a thanksgiving to Allah.
The Shaykh : And what is a thanksgiving to Allah follows the path of charity.
The questioner : It is charity, meaning no one from your relatives takes it.
The Shaykh : Absolutely not, unless they are poor.
The questioner : Because who are the poor, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If it is given to the poor.
The questioner : Okay, and regarding the name of the delay, and the name of its delay, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : In the end, repentance demolishes what came before it, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Where is the second part?
The questioner : The first part is the name, but I meant...
The Shaykh : Okay, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : The second one, which is whether it is permissible for me to eat it or not, me and my relatives?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, production.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The question has two parts.
The questioner : This question has two parts. Does anyone have a word for those who bind themselves to vows and then cannot fulfill them, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, rather, words. I say to those who have been afflicted with vows: You are in safety from them. And Allah, Glorified and Exalted, if He wills something, it will happen whether you vowed or did not vow. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade vows and said that they do not bring any good. That is what the Truthful, the Trustworthy (peace and blessings be upon him) said: They do not bring any good. And what some of the common people think, that if they vow something to Allah, good will come to them, is a false assumption. Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 3801Sahih (Darussalam) Likewise, it does not avert a decree. If Allah wills a matter, it happens whether a person vows it or not. So if it does not bring good from the legal aspect, and does not avert a decree from the aspect of divine decree, what benefit is there in it other than that a person binds himself to something from which he is in safety? And how many are there who vow and then are unable to do so, or who vow and then are able to fulfill it but delay with Allah, Mighty and Majestic, so they become sinners by the delay. So as long as a person is in safety, he does not bind himself to something that does not bind him. And let him leave the vow in obedience to the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to avoid it. He Sahih Muslim 1639c, and said that it does not avert a decree. So the brothers of the Muslims should stop making vows, and know that what Allah has decreed will happen. So the sick person, if Allah decrees that he will be healed, he is healed without a vow. And the lost one, if Allah wills to return him, He returns him without a vow. And spending in the path of Allah, a person spends and does not vow. Because Allah the Exalted said: [An-Nur 24:53]
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : I have a question, Shaykh Muhammad, consisting of two parts. I made a vow to Allah the Exalted. I made a vow to Allah, and this vow was fulfilled, praise be to Allah. First, I delayed fulfilling the vow. Do I sin for delaying the vow or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, you sin.
The questioner : Or is the delay itself a sin?
The Shaykh : Yes, because as long as you said to Allah, "I have a vow upon me if such and such happens," and it did happen, you must hasten immediately to fulfill the vow. You must fulfill your promise to Allah just as Allah fulfilled His promise to you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. And what is the expiation for this? What is it?
The Shaykh : The expiation is to fulfill the vow.
The questioner : Okay, I vowed to slaughter two animals for Allah the Exalted. Do I give these two animals as charity, Shaykh, or do I invite people to eat them, or do I read the Qur'an over them?
The Shaykh : You take them.
The questioner : Give them as charity.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : No, it is not permissible for me to eat them, nor for my family.
The Shaykh : Give them as charity. May Allah reward you with good, because you wanted them as a thanksgiving to Allah.
The questioner : Yes, as a thanksgiving to Allah.
The Shaykh : And what is a thanksgiving to Allah follows the path of charity.
The questioner : It is charity, meaning no one from your relatives takes it.
The Shaykh : Absolutely not, unless they are poor.
The questioner : Because who are the poor, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If it is given to the poor.
The questioner : Okay, and regarding the name of the delay, and the name of its delay, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : In the end, repentance demolishes what came before it, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Where is the second part?
The questioner : The first part is the name, but I meant...
The Shaykh : Okay, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : The second one, which is whether it is permissible for me to eat it or not, me and my relatives?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, production.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The question has two parts.
The questioner : This question has two parts. Does anyone have a word for those who bind themselves to vows and then cannot fulfill them, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, rather, words. I say to those who have been afflicted with vows: You are in safety from them. And Allah, Glorified and Exalted, if He wills something, it will happen whether you vowed or did not vow. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade vows and said that they do not bring any good. That is what the Truthful, the Trustworthy (peace and blessings be upon him) said: They do not bring any good. And what some of the common people think, that if they vow something to Allah, good will come to them, is a false assumption. Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
They do not bring any good
إنه لا يأتي بخيرforbade (people) taking vows, and said: It does not (necessarily) bring good (in the form of substantial, and tangible results), but it is the meant whereby something is extracted from the miserly persons.
نهى عن النذر، وقال إنه لا يأتي بخير، وإنما يستخرج به من البخيلAnd they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allah 's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with that which you do."
وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ لَئِنْ أَمَرْتَهُمْ لَيَخْرُجُنَّ قُل لَّا تُقْسِمُوا طَاعَةٌ مَّعْرُوفَةٌ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَThe presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2182- هل يأثم من تأخر عن قضاء النذر ونصيحة من الشيخ لمن ينذرون/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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