Will troubles befall the one who does not fulfill his vow?
- Can you give information about vows?
- A few years ago, I made a vow; and then I forgot about it. After that, I was plagued by troubles and misfortunes. I fulfilled my vow a while ago but I still have some problems, albeit minor ones. I think it is natural.
- Do you think I was too late to fulfill my vow? Should I sacrifice an animal again? What should I do?
- Did all these bad things happen to me because I did not sacrifice the animal I vowed?
Dear Brother / Sister,
There is no time limit to fulfill a vow. You can fulfill this obligation up to the end of your life. Therefore, it is not appropriate to attribute the troubles and misfortunes that befell you to not fulfilling your vow. Do not attach importance to that wrong thought.
It is necessary to give alms (sadaqah), not to skip worship, and to keep away from sins to avoid troubles and misfortunes.
Questions on Islam
- Will you give information about the sacrifice of vow and when is it necessary to sacrifice?
- Can a person who needs to sacrifice an animal that he has vowed, an animal for thanking and aqiqa (sacrifice for a child's birth) have a share/shares in an animal sacrificed in eid al-adha? Or is it necessary to sacrifice a separate animal?
- Can the misfortunes that hit us be atonement for our sins?
- Are natural disasters a warning of Allah?
- Prophet Ayyub [Job] (Peace be upon him)
- What is the wisdom behind the misfortunes that hit us unavoidably?
- Why does Allah vow in the Quran? How should we understand the expressions of vow in the Quran?
- It is said that disasters are atonements for sins. However, innocent and pious people may also suffer from disasters. How do you explain this?
- Is a vow of sacrifice regarded to have been fulfilled when the equivalent of the money of the animal to be sacrificed is given to a poor person?
- Does a person who has vowed to sacrifice an animal have to sacrifice it or sacrifice an animal on the day of eid al-adha first?
