Does the vow-taker’s ancestors and descendants eat from the vow?
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Question:
This questioner says: Who are the people who are not allowed to eat from the vow? Because we have heard that the ancestors and descendants are not allowed to eat from the vow. Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
If a person makes a vow of charity to give to the poor, if he says: “It is obligatory upon me for Allah to give such-and-such in charity,” he gives it to the poor among his brothers, his relatives, or others. As for his father and his mother, and his ancestors and descendants, he does not give to them. He only gives the vow to the poor among his distant relatives, such as brothers and their sons, uncles, and non-relatives who are poor, if they are poor. The vow is for the poor, as if he says: “It is obligatory upon me for Allah, if Allah grants me health, to give one hundred dirhams or one thousand dirhams in charity.” If Allah grants him health, he gives charity to the poor. If there are poor people among his brothers or uncles, he gives to them from it. Likewise, if he says: “It is obligatory upon me for Allah to give one hundred thousand, or one hundred sa’ of rice, or such-and-such,” he gives to the poor, but he does not give to his ancestors and descendants; because he is responsible for their maintenance, so he does not give to his father or his mother, nor to his grandfather or his grandmother, nor to his children or his children’s children. But he gives to the distant relatives, such as brothers, uncles, and their sons, if they are poor. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
This questioner says: Who are the people who are not allowed to eat from the vow? Because we have heard that the ancestors and descendants are not allowed to eat from the vow. Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
If a person makes a vow of charity to give to the poor, if he says: “It is obligatory upon me for Allah to give such-and-such in charity,” he gives it to the poor among his brothers, his relatives, or others. As for his father and his mother, and his ancestors and descendants, he does not give to them. He only gives the vow to the poor among his distant relatives, such as brothers and their sons, uncles, and non-relatives who are poor, if they are poor. The vow is for the poor, as if he says: “It is obligatory upon me for Allah, if Allah grants me health, to give one hundred dirhams or one thousand dirhams in charity.” If Allah grants him health, he gives charity to the poor. If there are poor people among his brothers or uncles, he gives to them from it. Likewise, if he says: “It is obligatory upon me for Allah to give one hundred thousand, or one hundred sa’ of rice, or such-and-such,” he gives to the poor, but he does not give to his ancestors and descendants; because he is responsible for their maintenance, so he does not give to his father or his mother, nor to his grandfather or his grandmother, nor to his children or his children’s children. But he gives to the distant relatives, such as brothers, uncles, and their sons, if they are poor. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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