The ruling on one who makes a vow and conditions it, but the condition is not met
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Question:
In his other question, he says: A case was filed against me in court and it went on for several sessions. At the final session, I made a vow to Allah that if the ruling was in my favor. The case was then postponed, and after several more sessions, the ruling was in my favor. However, the other party appealed against me, and the final ruling was against me. So, do I have to fulfill the vow I made?
Answer:
If your intention in making the vow was that the case would turn out in your favor, and it turned out against you, then you have no vow to fulfill, because it was a vow conditioned on a specific outcome, and that condition was not met. If the condition is not met, the consequent is not due. However, if your intention was for the case to end in any form and for you to be relieved from the litigation, and the case did in fact end, then you must fulfill the vow. You are required to keep the vow, even if the case ended against you, because it ended, and your intention was for it to end and for you to be relieved from the litigation. So you must fulfill the vow because the condition was met. Yes.
In his other question, he says: A case was filed against me in court and it went on for several sessions. At the final session, I made a vow to Allah that if the ruling was in my favor. The case was then postponed, and after several more sessions, the ruling was in my favor. However, the other party appealed against me, and the final ruling was against me. So, do I have to fulfill the vow I made?
Answer:
If your intention in making the vow was that the case would turn out in your favor, and it turned out against you, then you have no vow to fulfill, because it was a vow conditioned on a specific outcome, and that condition was not met. If the condition is not met, the consequent is not due. However, if your intention was for the case to end in any form and for you to be relieved from the litigation, and the case did in fact end, then you must fulfill the vow. You are required to keep the vow, even if the case ended against you, because it ended, and your intention was for it to end and for you to be relieved from the litigation. So you must fulfill the vow because the condition was met. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5543- حكم من نذر نذرا وعلقه بشرط، لكنه لم يقع - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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