The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah: Did he say that a vow is forbidden?
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The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him).
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... He said that a vow is forbidden.
The Shaykh : And what?
The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that a vow is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Yes, he leans toward prohibition.
The questioner : ... How does Allah the Mighty and Majestic praise those who fulfill their vows when they have committed a forbidden act?
The Shaykh : Did Allah praise those who fulfill them or those who make the vows?
The questioner : .
The Shaykh : Yes, I am asking: Did Allah praise those who fulfill them or those who make the vows?
The questioner : Those who fulfill them.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Those who fulfill them.
The Shaykh : There is a difference.
The questioner : Those who fulfill their vows.
The Shaykh : Yes, those who fulfill the vows, but did he say that they make vows?
The questioner : And what is the interpretation of this?
The Shaykh : The interpretation means that if they vowed something to Allah, they did not neglect it; they carried it out. There is another opinion that the vow refers to all obligatory duties, so they are vows, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted regarding Hajj:[Al-Hajj 22:29] even though they did not make a vow. Yes, Mustafa? Mustafa?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... He said that a vow is forbidden.
The Shaykh : And what?
The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that a vow is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Yes, he leans toward prohibition.
The questioner : ... How does Allah the Mighty and Majestic praise those who fulfill their vows when they have committed a forbidden act?
The Shaykh : Did Allah praise those who fulfill them or those who make the vows?
The questioner :
and they fulfill their vows
ويوفون بالنذرThe Shaykh : Yes, I am asking: Did Allah praise those who fulfill them or those who make the vows?
The questioner : Those who fulfill them.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Those who fulfill them.
The Shaykh : There is a difference.
The questioner : Those who fulfill their vows.
The Shaykh : Yes, those who fulfill the vows, but did he say that they make vows?
The questioner : And what is the interpretation of this?
The Shaykh : The interpretation means that if they vowed something to Allah, they did not neglect it; they carried it out. There is another opinion that the vow refers to all obligatory duties, so they are vows, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted regarding Hajj: