Is there an expiation for a vow to do an act that is not related to worship?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the hadithSunan al-Bayhaqi 17:1031 regarding walking barefoot in the state of ihram, and likewise the hadith of Ka'b ibn Malik, is it understood from these two hadiths that if a person vows to do something that has no connection to worship itself, then there is no expiation on him?
Answer:
This is worship; they intend it as worship. There is no doubt that offering oneself in obedience to Allah is worship. They want this; they want to offer themselves to Allah the Exalted and to toil for the sake of worship and fatigue. So this is not outside of worship. But if worship becomes burdensome and the Lawgiver has not obligated you to do it, then do not enter into it in the first place. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the hadith
The one who vowed to walk to the House
التي نذرت أن تمشي إلى البيتAnswer:
This is worship; they intend it as worship. There is no doubt that offering oneself in obedience to Allah is worship. They want this; they want to offer themselves to Allah the Exalted and to toil for the sake of worship and fatigue. So this is not outside of worship. But if worship becomes burdensome and the Lawgiver has not obligated you to do it, then do not enter into it in the first place. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من نذر فعلاً لا يتعلق بالعبادة لا كفارة عليه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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