I vowed to slaughter a sheep; is it permissible to give its value in charity?
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Question:
I vowed to Allah the Exalted that if Allah would heal my sick daughter, I would slaughter a sheep for Allah the Exalted. Now she has been healed, and praise be to Allah. Is it permissible for me to give the price of the sacrificial animal in charity, or not? The poor prefer money to meat. Please advise us—may Allah reward you.
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to fulfill your vow by slaughtering the sheep you vowed to slaughter and giving it in charity to the poor, as a means of drawing near to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and obeying Him, and fulfilling your vow. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 2126Sahih (Darussalam) Al-Bukhari recorded it in his Sahih, narrated from Umm al-Mu'minin A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her).
Giving the price in charity does not suffice for you; rather, it is obligatory to slaughter the sheep as you vowed. If you intended to eat it with your family, or to invite your neighbors and relatives to it, then you may do what you intended, and it is not obligatory to distribute it among the poor. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 1 It is agreed upon that it is authentic. We advise you not to return to making vows, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Mishkat al-Masabih 3426 It is agreed upon that it is authentic, narrated from Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them both). And success is from Allah.
I vowed to Allah the Exalted that if Allah would heal my sick daughter, I would slaughter a sheep for Allah the Exalted. Now she has been healed, and praise be to Allah. Is it permissible for me to give the price of the sacrificial animal in charity, or not? The poor prefer money to meat. Please advise us—may Allah reward you.
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to fulfill your vow by slaughtering the sheep you vowed to slaughter and giving it in charity to the poor, as a means of drawing near to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and obeying Him, and fulfilling your vow. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him, and whoever vows to disobey Allah, let him not disobey Him.
من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعه، ومن نذر أن يعصي الله فلا يعصهGiving the price in charity does not suffice for you; rather, it is obligatory to slaughter the sheep as you vowed. If you intended to eat it with your family, or to invite your neighbors and relatives to it, then you may do what you intended, and it is not obligatory to distribute it among the poor. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات، وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوىDo not make vows, for a vow has no effect against fate; it is only from the miserly that it is a means by which something is extracted.
لا تنذروا؛ فإن النذر لا يرد من قدر الله شيئًا، وإنما يستخرج به من البخيل
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