(Tying the saddle for the Prophet's Mosque in the case of a vow) And we consider it obligatory in the case of a vow, but al-Nu'man rejects this, and al-Nu'man has a principle that negates the obligation.
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The Shaykh : He says:
"And we consider it obligatory in the case of a vow" We consider it, meaning tying the saddle to the mosque in Madinah, to the Prophet's Mosque.
"We consider it obligatory in the case of a vow, but al-Nu'man rejects this, but al-Nu'man rejects this, and al-Nu'man
has a principle"
Al-Nu'man is Abu Hanifah (may Allah have mercy on him). He holds that if a person vows to tie the saddle to the mosque in Madinah, he is not required to fulfill it; he is not required to fulfill it. Why? Based on what principle?
"A principle that negates the obligation, for he [holds that] what is of a type that is obligatory for a person"
Al-Nu'man (may Allah have mercy on him) says that it is not obligatory to fulfill a vow of obedience unless its type is obligatory. So a vow to pray is obligatory to fulfill because its type is obligatory. A vow to give charity? Why? Because its type is obligatory, namely zakah. A vow to perform Hajj is obligatory to fulfill because its type is obligatory. A vow to fast is obligatory to fulfill because its type is obligatory. A vow to tie the saddle to the mosque in Madinah, the Prophet's Mosque, is not obligatory according to Abu Hanifah because it does not have an obligatory type; there is no obligation that one tie the saddle to the Prophet's Mosque. But...
"And we consider it obligatory in the case of a vow" We consider it, meaning tying the saddle to the mosque in Madinah, to the Prophet's Mosque.
"We consider it obligatory in the case of a vow, but al-Nu'man rejects this, but al-Nu'man rejects this, and al-Nu'man
has a principle"
Al-Nu'man is Abu Hanifah (may Allah have mercy on him). He holds that if a person vows to tie the saddle to the mosque in Madinah, he is not required to fulfill it; he is not required to fulfill it. Why? Based on what principle?
"A principle that negates the obligation, for he [holds that] what is of a type that is obligatory for a person"
Al-Nu'man (may Allah have mercy on him) says that it is not obligatory to fulfill a vow of obedience unless its type is obligatory. So a vow to pray is obligatory to fulfill because its type is obligatory. A vow to give charity? Why? Because its type is obligatory, namely zakah. A vow to perform Hajj is obligatory to fulfill because its type is obligatory. A vow to fast is obligatory to fulfill because its type is obligatory. A vow to tie the saddle to the mosque in Madinah, the Prophet's Mosque, is not obligatory according to Abu Hanifah because it does not have an obligatory type; there is no obligation that one tie the saddle to the Prophet's Mosque. But...