I made a vow that once I get a job that pleases my family, I will give 20 dinars of my salary per month in charity to the needy. Having got the job, can I consider my act of giving the sum per month a continuous charity or it is just a fulfillment of a vow and thus I will only receive its reward?
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A pregnant woman intended to dedicate her newborn to Allah Almighty if she gave birth to a male. By this intention, she meant to enroll the son at Al-Azhar so as to receive an Islamic education. However, she later forgot this, and he joined another educational institution. Is this considered a vow? What is the due expiation in this case?
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A man made a vow to Allah, the Exalted, that if his father recovered from his illness, he would do such-and-such a thing, but he later forgot what he had vowed to do. What should he do?
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I made a vow that I will donate ten Kuwaiti Dinars from my monthly salary to our brothers in Palestine, but right now I am spending the summer vacation in Egypt. Is it permissible to transfer the equivalent value of this sum of money in Egyptian pounds? Is it permissible to donate this money to another charity such as the National Cancer Institute,.. More
My husband intended to slaughter a sheep after we bought our new car, and he intended to distribute its meat just like the ‘aqeeqah (slaughtering for a newborn) and udh-hiyah (slaughtering for eid al-adh-ha) are distributed; (a third for us, a third for relatives, and a third for poor people). He did that and then one of my friends told me that this.. More
A pregnant woman made a vow that she would name her child after her brother, but when she delivered her baby, she did not name him after her brother. What is the ruling on that vow?
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I made a vow to Allah, the Exalted, that I will slaughter a calf and dedicate the reward to my dead parents if He granted me success in building three floors. Is this permissible?
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1) I made a vow to Allah, the Exalted, that I would contribute to the building of a mosque under construction with a certain sum of money if He blessed me with a boy. I was blessed with a boy, all praise is due to Allah, the Exalted. Is it permissible for me to offer that sum of money in two installments instead of offering it all at once?
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I made a vow to Allah, the Exalted, to fast the three white days (i.e. the 13th, 14th and 15th) of each lunar month. However, I menstruated on those days. Should I make up for them or, given that the vow was to fast, should I not?
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What is the stance of Islam on making vows in sacred places and offering animal sacrifices there without mentioning the Name of Allah, the Exalted?
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I took a vow to feed ten needy people; how much money should I give in charity? Can I spend this vowed money in charity in another country, in Saudi Arabia, for example, given that I live in the USA and do not know how to find poor people there?.. More
My wife does not work, but she receives an income from her inheritance in addition to the returns of her share in the inheritance. She vowed to slaughter an animal sacrifice, but she does not have enough cash to buy it. Can I give her the rest of the money to fulfill her vow and slaughter the animal sacrifice?
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My brother is a doctor and had a serious head injury. My mother took a vow to slaughter a cow if he recovered, and he became able to walk normally again. My brother recovered; all praise is due to Allah, the Exalted, and he returned to work. My mother cannot slaughter a cow because she has no money to do so, and my father is dead. My mother provides.. More
I took a vow a long time ago, when I was still studying, to fast some days if I passed my exams. Allah, the Exalted, blessed me with success and I passed the exams, however, I got preoccupied with the challenges of life, and the devil prevented me from fulfilling my vow. Nevertheless, I have never forgotten that I still have to fulfill a vow, although.. More