Ruling on eating from the item vowed for sacrifice
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If someone vows to slaughter a sheep for Allah, is he allowed to eat from it?
What is the reason for the vow?The questioner: If Allah heals him.
The Shaykh: He does not eat from it. If a person makes a vow to Allah in return for a blessing or to ward off a calamity, he does not eat from it; because it is a thanksgiving to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for this blessing.For example, if he says: If a male child is born to me, I have a vow upon me to slaughter a sheep for Allah.We say: If this happens, slaughter a sheep and give it in charity.
The questioner: Does he slaughter another sheep if he has already eaten from the first one?The Shaykh: No, but he must compensate for the amount he ate. How many kilograms did he eat?The questioner: I do not know.
The Shaykh: Two kilograms?The questioner: Approximately.
The Shaykh: Then he buys two kilograms of meat and gives it in charity.
What is the reason for the vow?The questioner: If Allah heals him.
The Shaykh: He does not eat from it. If a person makes a vow to Allah in return for a blessing or to ward off a calamity, he does not eat from it; because it is a thanksgiving to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for this blessing.For example, if he says: If a male child is born to me, I have a vow upon me to slaughter a sheep for Allah.We say: If this happens, slaughter a sheep and give it in charity.
The questioner: Does he slaughter another sheep if he has already eaten from the first one?The Shaykh: No, but he must compensate for the amount he ate. How many kilograms did he eat?The questioner: I do not know.
The Shaykh: Two kilograms?The questioner: Approximately.
The Shaykh: Then he buys two kilograms of meat and gives it in charity.