about the absolute vow that was not specified?
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The questioner : Regarding the vow, if a person says, for example, "I have a vow for the sake of Allah the Exalted," but does not specify what he will do with it, what is the action regarding it?
The Shaykh : Do you mean by your saying "not specified" that he will eat from it or not?
The questioner : Yes, a vow without any specification at all, is it a vow?
The Shaykh : The absolute vow gives the one who made it no right to it; that is, he does not eat from it, but rather he gives it to the poor and the needy. Therefore, whoever makes a vow and wants to take a share from it must intend this when he makes his vow. Do you understand how? But if he does not specify it, it goes to the poor and the needy.
The questioner : This is personally, his brothers, his mother, and his father are in this situation...
The Shaykh : The poor... but if they are rich and he did not intend them.The questioner : Even if it is absolute?
The Shaykh : We are speaking now about the absolute vow. If the vow is made absolute and not restricted, it goes to the poor and the needy. So when he says, "even if they are his brothers," when he restricted it in his question to his brothers or relatives, if they are poor, they fall under the previous answer. And if they are rich, it is necessary that he restrict it when he vowed. Is that clear?
The questioner : It is clear.
The Shaykh : Do you mean by your saying "not specified" that he will eat from it or not?
The questioner : Yes, a vow without any specification at all, is it a vow?
The Shaykh : The absolute vow gives the one who made it no right to it; that is, he does not eat from it, but rather he gives it to the poor and the needy. Therefore, whoever makes a vow and wants to take a share from it must intend this when he makes his vow. Do you understand how? But if he does not specify it, it goes to the poor and the needy.
The questioner : This is personally, his brothers, his mother, and his father are in this situation...
The Shaykh : The poor... but if they are rich and he did not intend them.The questioner : Even if it is absolute?
The Shaykh : We are speaking now about the absolute vow. If the vow is made absolute and not restricted, it goes to the poor and the needy. So when he says, "even if they are his brothers," when he restricted it in his question to his brothers or relatives, if they are poor, they fall under the previous answer. And if they are rich, it is necessary that he restrict it when he vowed. Is that clear?
The questioner : It is clear.