Fatwa no.
16262
Q: I made a vow to Allah that, if Allah helped me with a particular matter, I would buy some clothes for a poor woman. All praise be to Allah, Allah helped me with that matter and I learned that the woman was in need of money more than clothes, so I fulfilled my vow by giving her money to the value of the clothes, instead of the clothes. What is the ruling of Islam on this?
A:
Anyone
who vows to perform a specified permissible act, designating a specific thing or a specific kind, they have to fulfill the vow that they made. You vowed to buy some clothes for a poor woman, so you have to do this; it does not suffice to give her money.
May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!
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