Taking a vow to go out in Jamaat

Question:-

A person takes a vow if a certain need of his will be fulfilled, then he will go for 40 days in Jamaat. Is such a vow binding?

Answer:-

It is only permissible to take a vow of something that falls in the category of Ibaadat-e-Maqsoodah such as Salaah, Fasting, Zakaat, etc. Since going out in the path of Allah does not fall in the category of Ibaadat-e-Maqsoodah, it will not be correct to take a vow by stating, “If my need is fulfilled, then I will go out in the path of Allah for 40 days.” Hence, in the queried scenario, the vow will not be binding.

وفي البدائع: ومن شروطه ان يكون قربة مقصودة، فلا يصح النذر بعيادة المرضي وتشييع الجنازة والوضوء والاغتسال وان كانت قربا الا انها غير مقصودة (رد المحتار ج٥ص٥١٦)

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ALLAH TA’ALA KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Maulana Ahmed Saeed

Date: 01 Dhul Qa’dah 1444 / 22 May 2023

CHECKED, EDITED AND APPROVED BY:

Mufti Mohammed Desai