Oaths, Vows & Kaffarah · Subtopic
Vows (Nadhr / Mannat)
436 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Vows (Nadhr / Mannat), part of Oaths, Vows & Kaffarah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Vows (Nadhr / Mannat) fatawa — page 2 of 11
- Mufti Online7 Aug 2023Roman Urdu
Roza rakhne ka qasam
Maine kisi kaam ke pura hone par 11 roze rakhne ki niyat ki thi maine 6 roze rakhe hai baki 5 nhi rakhe. Kya zaroori h ki pure 11 roze rakhe? Main…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Jul 2023
Feeding the poor for broken promises
Can I delay the expiation for broken promises until I get enough money to feed poor people? Its already maybe four or five years since I know I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood22 May 2023
Taking a vow to go out in Jamaat
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?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online8 May 2023
Giving kaffarah for an oath to one person on separate days
A person has a kaffarah of oath to fulfill. Thus he has to give sadaqatul fitr amount to 10 people. He gave to 7 different people but the remainder…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Mar 2023
Nazr (vows) not being restricted to time and place
A person took an oath that he will give sadaqah today. Will the English day or Islamic day that ends at maghrib be considered if he was totally…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Feb 2023Roman Urdu
Mannat ka matlab
Mannat ka kya matlab he shariat me?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2023
Parents paying for child's kaffarah of an oath
As for the kaffarah for the oaths, is it permissible to feed 20 people one meal instead of 10 people 2 meals? For a baligh child that is not earning…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Jan 2023Roman Urdu
Beghayr namaaz roza ki mannt ho jaye gi?
Mannat mangi ha 30 rozy rakhunga lekin mannat poore hony sy pehly sy aaj aatwa roza ha sehri wagyra bhi ok ha lekin begyr namaz soo kar roza qabool…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville20 Oct 2022
Crossing The Fingers While Taking An Oath
A person takes a Qasam that he did not do a certain action, he even holds the Quraan and says he did not do a certain action, but while holding the…
- Ibn Masood16 Sep 2022
Taking an oath to not eat lunch
I took a Qasm not to eat lunch today. Will my oath be fulfilled if I eat after Maghrib Salaah and again after Esha Salaah?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood15 Sep 2022
Kaffarah for not fulfilling a number of vows
I vowed that whenever I fantasize intentionally, then I will make Istighfaar for 10 minutes on the same day before sleeping for each fantasizing, as…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online10 Sep 2022
Taking an oath to fast consecutively
I made an oath to Allah that I would fast for 5 consecutive days if a particular event took place. I fasted the 5 days but not consecutively. Is my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Aug 2022Roman Urdu
Qasam torne se pehle kaffaarah ka itibaar nahi
Agar koi qasam kha lay or qasam tornay sy pehly he wo us qasam ke niyyat kar k kaffara ada kardy jo usny qasam khai thi or agar bad mai wo toot bhi…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood10 Aug 2022
Inability to fulfil one’s vow due to financial constraints
About 15 years ago, my son took a vow when he commenced work that he will give R4000 in Sadaqah every month. However, he was unable to give out the…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online1 Jun 2022Roman Urdu
Qasam ka itibaar alfaaz par hoga, niyyat par nahi
Qasam ka sara daromadaar niyyat pe hota hai lekin qasam kha kar usne bola khuch or hai or niyyat khuch or thi ab isme niyyat ka ehtbar hoga ya jo…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood18 May 2022
Taking a vow of making Khatm of Quraan Sharif
Zaid took a vow, ‘If my work or task is accomplished, then I will make Khatm of Quraan Sharif in congregation.’ If his work is accomplished, then…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville10 May 2022
Difference Between A Promise And A Vow
Is the word promise regarded as a vow? Example – I promise that I will do… Is this a vow?
- Azaadville22 Apr 2022
Fulfilling Multiple Vows
If Zaid made a promise: If rent my house I’ll feed the needy but he did not do it. Made another promise: If my son recover I’ll feed the needy and…
- Mufti Online12 Mar 2022Roman Urdu
Teen alag qasmo ka kaffarah
3 qasamon ka kaffara aik he martaba dy sakty hyn na bandon ko. Or kaffara minimum kitny bandon ko dyna chaey agr 10 na hon tu.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood5 Mar 2022
Son claiming that father gifted 50% of the business to him
- Question:- My brother claims that my father gifted his (my father’s) 50% share of the business to him during his lifetime. None of the family…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Amjadi22 Feb 2022
THE REALITY OF NAZR O NIYAZ
Some people take objection to the act of reciting Quran over food, and calling it Niyaz. What is the ruling about reading Quran over food, was this…
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Azaadville8 Jan 2022
Feeding Na-Baaligh Children For Discharging Kaffaarah
We fed 10 people as kaffara for an oath. However from amongst the 10 few were na-baaligh. We were told that na baaligh is fine if not breast fed.…
- Mufti Online4 Jan 2022Roman Urdu
Mannat aur Ramadhaan ka qadha roza rakhne ki niyyat
1. Manat ka roza rakhne ki niyat kiya hai? 2. Ramzan ke rozay nai rakhe thay bimar honay ki waja se ab rakhnay hai tu uski bhi niyat kiya hogi or…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Jan 2022Roman Urdu
Qasam khana ke jhoot nahi bolega
Aaj se 2 saal pehlay kisee nay mujse zabrdasti Quran par hath rakhwa ke qasam le thi ke agar ma jhot bolun tu ma tarap tarap ke reh jaon mujy aulaad…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Jan 2022
Fulfilling one's vows after accepting Islam
If I become a Muslim, are my personal vows made as a Christian still binding?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville3 Jan 2022
Making A Nazr (Vow) To Recite Quraan
I took a qasam that whenever I do a certain haram action I will read 5 paras of quraan on the next day,and I ended up doing that haram action a few…
- Ibn Masood26 Dec 2021
Kaffarah for not fulfilling one’s oath
1. What is the Kaffarah for not fulfilling one’s oath? 2. Can one discharge the Kaffarah monetarily? 3. Can the funds be given to one poor person?…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online30 Nov 2021
Employee not honouring an agreement made when starting employment
1. If an employer insists that the employee must join remotely and relocate within 3 months. Can the employee agree (contractually/verbally), then…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Nov 2021
Taking an oath never to step into one's in laws home
Sometime back I took an oath never to step into my in laws home again. My husband keeps asking me to go with him. When I remind him, he doesn't go…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Nov 2021
Breaking a promise made to Allah
1. If I make a promise and say insha Allah after it, would I have to pay kaffarah if I break that promise? For example, if I say I promise not to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Nov 2021
Husband says to wife, “If you ever again say to me ‘this is your fault/this is my fault’, then Allah’s qasam I will switch off my phone and will never open it again.”
Husband says to wife, “If you ever again say to me ‘this is your fault/this is my fault’, then Allah’s qasam I will switch off my phone and will…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Nov 2021
Breaking a promise
If someone said "I promise I won't repeat this namaaz again or break it, Ya Allah please help me" then they repeated the namaz they didn't have any…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Oct 2021
Taking false oaths in one's childhood
I have taken false oaths on the Quraan in my childhood in an irresponsible way. I was not mature that time.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jul 2021
Kaffarah for breaking an oath
If a person makes a promise to himself that In Sha Allah I will not do that particular sin (masturbation) and if I do this sin again, I will perform…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Jun 2021
Breaking a promise to Allah
I promised Allah not to commit a sin and if I commit that sin I will fast for 30 days. I have broken that promise now what to do?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam24 Jun 2021
Is the words of repentance a vow or a promise?
If one says, "o Allah, I will not commit any sin", would his saying be considered a vow or a simple promise???
Abdur Rahmaan bin Moulānā M.Saeed Banubhai - Azaadville24 Jun 2021
Fulfilling A Promise After Divorce
A husband intent on issuing a divorce to his wife amicably, in a meeting prior to the divorce, agrees to and commits to providing a house for his…
- Azaadville10 Jun 2021
Multiple Broken Oaths
As a teenager, just becoming baaligh, many oaths were taken and such and such things would be done for example fasting and Salaah. ” I oath to read…
- Azaadville10 Jun 2021
Changing An Oath
Zaid is addicted to pornography. So he makes taubah and makes a نذر that he will keep 10 days fast if he was to return to it. But later his nafs get…
- Mufti Online2 Mar 2021
Paying for kaffaarah instead of fasting
If I do not have an income, but I have around R3000 saved up, will it be permissible for me to give kaffaarah for broken vows in the form of three…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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