The ruling on one who is unable to fulfill a vow
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Question:
I was sitting with my colleagues and I swore by Allah that if my brother came, I would slaughter a sheep. My brother came, but at that time I was in financial difficulty and did not have the price of a sheep. What should I do?
Answer:
If it becomes easy, you slaughter the sheep. If the sheep becomes available, you slaughter it to fulfill your vow. You slaughter it with the intention of giving it to the poor, you give it to the poor, with the intention that you and your family will eat it, you and your family eat it, if you have no intention; you give it to the poor, you do not eat it.
I was sitting with my colleagues and I swore by Allah that if my brother came, I would slaughter a sheep. My brother came, but at that time I was in financial difficulty and did not have the price of a sheep. What should I do?
Answer:
If it becomes easy, you slaughter the sheep. If the sheep becomes available, you slaughter it to fulfill your vow. You slaughter it with the intention of giving it to the poor, you give it to the poor, with the intention that you and your family will eat it, you and your family eat it, if you have no intention; you give it to the poor, you do not eat it.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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