One day, while I was working with my colleagues, I said to them: If my daughter succeeds, I will slaughter a bull for you.
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Question: One day, while I was working with my colleagues,I said to them: I said to them: If my daughter succeeds, I will slaughter a bull for you. However, it happened that I moved from that country to another far away, and indeed my daughter succeeded, praise be to Allah. So what should I do with this vow? Is
it permissible for me to slaughter the bull and give part of it in charity to the poor, or must it be for my colleagues as I mentioned at the time of the vow? And is it permissible for me and my family to eat from it, or not?
Answer: If you vowed to slaughter the bull on the condition that you would give its meat in charity to your colleagues, because they are poor, then this is a vow of obedience that must be fulfilled.As he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6696, so you must slaughter the bull and distribute its meat to the poor.
However, if this was in the nature of the promises that pass among friends, that if such and such happens to one of them, he will hold a gathering for them, a feast, and a party, then this is considered among the permissible matters. Whoever wishes to do it may do so, and whoever wishes to leave it may leave it; because it is only a promise.And if when you uttered the vow you said: You vowed to slaughter such and such if such and such happened to your colleagues, and they are wealthy and do not need it. In this case, you have the choice between fulfilling what you vowed or paying the expiation for an oath; because you vowed something permissible. So you have the choice if those for whom you vowed to slaughter this meat are wealthy, and you did not intend it as charity, but rather as a gift, as is done among friends with one another—or as an expression of joy—then this is considered a permissible vow. And a permissible vow allows the choice between fulfilling it and paying the expiation for an oath. However, if you vowed it for the poor, and you vowed it with the intention of charity, then this is considered an obligatory vow, and it is obligatory for her to fulfill it.
And eating from it also depends on your intention. If you intended to eat from it with your colleagues, then you may eat. But if you did not intend that, then it is not permissible for you to eat from it.
it permissible for me to slaughter the bull and give part of it in charity to the poor, or must it be for my colleagues as I mentioned at the time of the vow? And is it permissible for me and my family to eat from it, or not?
Answer: If you vowed to slaughter the bull on the condition that you would give its meat in charity to your colleagues, because they are poor, then this is a vow of obedience that must be fulfilled.As he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever vows that he will be obedient to Allah, should remain obedient to Him
من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعهHowever, if this was in the nature of the promises that pass among friends, that if such and such happens to one of them, he will hold a gathering for them, a feast, and a party, then this is considered among the permissible matters. Whoever wishes to do it may do so, and whoever wishes to leave it may leave it; because it is only a promise.And if when you uttered the vow you said: You vowed to slaughter such and such if such and such happened to your colleagues, and they are wealthy and do not need it. In this case, you have the choice between fulfilling what you vowed or paying the expiation for an oath; because you vowed something permissible. So you have the choice if those for whom you vowed to slaughter this meat are wealthy, and you did not intend it as charity, but rather as a gift, as is done among friends with one another—or as an expression of joy—then this is considered a permissible vow. And a permissible vow allows the choice between fulfilling it and paying the expiation for an oath. However, if you vowed it for the poor, and you vowed it with the intention of charity, then this is considered an obligatory vow, and it is obligatory for her to fulfill it.
And eating from it also depends on your intention. If you intended to eat from it with your colleagues, then you may eat. But if you did not intend that, then it is not permissible for you to eat from it.