If one vows to slaughter a sheep for Allah, is it permissible for him to eat from it?
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The questioner : He vowed to slaughter a sheep for Allah; is it permissible for him to eat from it?
The Shaykh : And 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 the removal of a calamity, he does not eat from it, because it is gratitude to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for this blessing. For example, if he says, "If Allah gives me a male child, I have a vow to slaughter a sheep," we say: if this happens, slaughter a sheep and give it in charity.
The questioner : Does he slaughter another sheep, having already eaten from the first one?
The Shaykh : I say: does he slaughter another sheep, having already eaten from the first one, meaning?
The Shaykh : He does not guarantee the amount he ate; how much did he eat in kilograms?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : Two kilograms.
The questioner : Approximately.
The Shaykh : Okay, he buys two kilograms of meat and gives it in charity, yes.
The Shaykh : And 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 the removal of a calamity, he does not eat from it, because it is gratitude to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for this blessing. For example, if he says, "If Allah gives me a male child, I have a vow to slaughter a sheep," we say: if this happens, slaughter a sheep and give it in charity.
The questioner : Does he slaughter another sheep, having already eaten from the first one?
The Shaykh : I say: does he slaughter another sheep, having already eaten from the first one, meaning?
The Shaykh : He does not guarantee the amount he ate; how much did he eat in kilograms?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : Two kilograms.
The questioner : Approximately.
The Shaykh : Okay, he buys two kilograms of meat and gives it in charity, yes.