First question of Fatwa no.
18960
Q 1: When I was thirty years old I started to learn to read from the Mus-haf (Arabic Qur'an) but this was extremely difficult for me.
thus, I made a vow saying: "If I become familiar with reading the Mus-Haf, I will offer a sacrifice for the sake of Allah, may He be Exalted."
I did not make any condition regarding the sacrifice and I did not specify the time or the place where it has to be slaughtered. Now, all praise be to Allah Alone, I can read the Glorious Qur'an from the Mus-Haf. Please give me a Fatwa whether I have to fulfill my vow and how I have to do it. May Allah reward you.
A:
It is Wajib (obligatory) on you to fulfill the vow you mentioned for it is a vow to do an act of obedience to Allah (Exalted be He). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
Whoever makes a vow to do an act of obedience to Allah, has to do so; and whoever makes a vow to do an act of disobedience to Allah, should not do so.
You then have to slaughter the sacrifice and distribute its meat amongst poor people.
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