Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Taking a vow to go out in Jamaat

· 2 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

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.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

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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Maulana Ahmed Saeed
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Mufti Mohammed Desai
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