Fatwa no.
17258
Q: I am a 25-year-old man and I have a question that I would like Your Eminence to explain to me how I can resolve. One day I made a vow, but I do not remember exactly what I said now. I vowed that, if I stopped smoking, I would slaughter 25, 15, or 45 sacrificial animals, but I cannot remember the exact number I vowed to slaughter. I also do not know if I said, “By Allah! If I stop smoking, I will slaughter so many animals,” or if I said, “For the Sake of Allah, I will slaughter so many animals.” I have asked many Shaykhs about this question, but I have not yet received a solution. |
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I hope that you will guide me to the best way to fulfill the vow I made. May Allah guide you to the Right Path!
A:
You have to fulfill the vow you made to show gratitude to Allah (Exalted be He) who helped you to stop this Munkar (that which is unacceptable or disapproved of by Islamic law and Muslims of sound intellect). As for
your doubt in regard to the number, you have to slaughter the number of animals that you think the most likely to be correct.
May Allah grant us success! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’