His second question asks: If he has a debt to people, is it better to pay off the debt or fulfill the vow?
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The questioner : His second question asks: If he has a debt to people, is it better to pay off the debt or fulfill the vow?
The Shaykh : In this case, he starts with the first one if his wealth is not sufficient to cover both.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He starts with the first one because this is attached to his personal liability.
The questioner : I mean, how does he start with the first one? It is...
The Shaykh : If the debt preceded the vow, he prioritizes it; and if the vow preceded the debt, he prioritizes it, because this is attached to the personal liability.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And whatever is attached to the personal liability, if the liability is occupied by the first one, it necessitates that it is not capable of being occupied by the second until he is done with it. This is if he did not vow a specific thing, such as saying, "For example, I have a vow to Allah to give these specific dirhams or this specific food in charity."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In this case, he prioritizes the vow because he specified it, and this specific item has become occupied by the vow. Yes.
The sender says: M H J from the Holy City of Madinah, also.
The Shaykh : In this case, he starts with the first one if his wealth is not sufficient to cover both.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He starts with the first one because this is attached to his personal liability.
The questioner : I mean, how does he start with the first one? It is...
The Shaykh : If the debt preceded the vow, he prioritizes it; and if the vow preceded the debt, he prioritizes it, because this is attached to the personal liability.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And whatever is attached to the personal liability, if the liability is occupied by the first one, it necessitates that it is not capable of being occupied by the second until he is done with it. This is if he did not vow a specific thing, such as saying, "For example, I have a vow to Allah to give these specific dirhams or this specific food in charity."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In this case, he prioritizes the vow because he specified it, and this specific item has become occupied by the vow. Yes.
The sender says: M H J from the Holy City of Madinah, also.