Mannat -Vows Types

“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

MANNAT-NAZAR O NIAZ –VOWS AND OBLATIONS 3

‘Do not make vows, for vows do not change qadar (the divine decree) in the slightest, but they make the stingy person give something up.’” (Muslim)(meaning money comes out of stingy persons pocket)

Praised vow- is the vow to do acts of worship(like namaz/roza/charity/easy to do for the sake of allah etc ) that are not connected to anything – i.e., not conditional upon anything.

Discouraged vow- are of different types, including vows that are made in return for something for eg—if that does not happen, he does not do the act of worship. This is what is discouraged.

If you make a vow fulfill it whether what you wanted happened or not. Be content/raza with allah’s decision .

A vow is an act of worship. Fulfilling the vow and care for the oaths  is part of imaan.

BEST AND ACCEPTED VOW IS

1.when one makes a vow to perform a prayer, fasting, offer Zakaah, perform ‘Umrah, or other such acts of obedience and worship.

2.That which you can do it easily(capable) with obedience for the sake of allah to gain his pleasure because vow is an act of worship.

(what ever act you do –do it for the sake of allah to gain his pleasure /raza and convey the sawaab to entire ummate muhammadia(saws))

TYPES OF VOWS

1.Vows which must be fulfilled (vows to do acts of worship and obedience to Allaah)—— such as praying, fasting, performing ‘Umrah or Hajj, upholding family ties, doing I’tikaaf (retreat for worship in the mosque), jihaad, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in al-Fataawa (33/49): “If a man intends to vow to do some act of worship and obedience to Allaah, then he must fulfil it. If he does not fulfil his vow to Allaah, then he must offer kafaarat yameen, according to the majority of the salaf (early generations of Islam)

2.Vows to commit sin—-This is every vow which involves disobedience to Allaah, It is also forbidden to fulfil vows which promise to do some sin, like committing zinaa (adultery, fornication), drinking alcohol, stealing, taking orphans’ property, denying someone’s rights, or cutting family ties by cutting a certain relative off or not entering his house for no shar’i reason. All of these are not permitted at all, and (the person who makes such a vow) must offer kafaarat yameen in expiation for his vow.

“There should be no fulfilment of a vow to commit sin.” (Muslim, 3099)

3.Vows that go against a shar’i text (of the Qur’aan or Sunnah)—–for eg—Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said: “The scholars agree that it is not permitted to fast on Yawm al-Fitr and Yawm al-Nahr, neither as an act of worship nor in fulfilment of a vow.”(even if you take up a vow /oath to fast on these days)

4. Non-specific vows —–If a Muslim makes a vow but does not specify what the vow is about, such as saying, “I make a vow if Allaah heals this sick person” – but does not specify anything, then he must offer kafaarat yameen.

5.Vows concerning things that one does not possess—–‘The son of Adam cannot make any vow concerning that which is not his, he cannot free (any slave) who is not his, and he cannot divorce any wife who is not his.” (Tirmidhi, 1101)

6.Vows made in desperation or in anger—-Ibn Taymiyah said: ….. “The obligation of vows made in anger or desperation is one of two things, according to the majority: either expiation, or doing the thing promised. If he does not fulfil the vow, he must offer expiation (kafaarah).”

7.Vows concerning permissible things–This means every vow that includes permissible things, such as vowing to wear a certain type of clothes, eat special foods, ride a certain animal, enter a certain house, and so on.
Thaabit ibn al-Dahhaak said: “A man vowed to sacrifice a camel in Bawaanah (according to one report: because a male child had been born to him). He came to the Prophet (saws) and said: ‘I have vowed to sacrifice a camel in Bawaanah.’ The Prophet (saws) said: ‘Was there one of the idols of the Jaahiliyyah there that people used to worship?’ They said, ‘No.’ He asked, ‘Did they used to celebrate any of their festivals there?’ They said, ‘No.’ The Messenger of Allaah (saws) said: ‘Then fulfil your vow, for there is no fulfilment of vows that involve disobedience to Allaah, or that concern things that the son of Adam does not possess.’” (Abu Dawood, 2881).
This man had vowed to sacrifice a camel in Bawaanah (a place beyond Yanboo’) in thanksgiving to Allaah, may He be exalted, because He had blessed him with a male child. The Prophet (saws) allowed him to fulfil his vow, so he sacrificed a camel in that place.

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

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