Issue No. 2289- If a person vows that he/she will observe fast every week on a particular day (e.g., Friday), in case Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha falls on one of the Fridays or an excuse like menses in the case of women occurs, he/she should not observe fast on that day.
Issue No. 2290- If a person makes a vow that he will give a specific amount as ṣadaqa, but dies before giving it, it should be paid from his estate.
Issue No. 2291- If one vows that he will give ṣadaqa to a particular poor person, he cannot give it to another, and in case that poor person dies, he should, as an obligatory precaution, give the ṣadaqa to his heirs.
Issue No. 2292- If one vows to perform the Zīyārat of a particular holy Imam, for example of Imam al-Husayn (as), if he goes for the Zīyārat of another Imam, it will not be sufficient. However, if he cannot perform the Zīyārat of that particular Imam because of an excuse, he will be under no obligation.
Issue No. 2293- If a person has made a vow that he will go for Ziyarat, but has not vowed to perform the ghusl for ziyarat and its prayer, it is not necessary for him to perform them.
Issue No. 2294- If a person makes a vow that he would spend some amount of money on the shrine of one of the holy Imams (as) or the descendants of the Imams (as), he should spend it on the repairs, carpeting, lighting, those working there, etc. However, if he has vowed it for one of the holy Imams (as) himself, or the descendant of the Imam (as) without mentioning the name of the shrine, he may spend it on the purposes mentioned before as well as for mourning ceremonies or publication of their works or helping the pilgrims or for any purpose related to them.
Issue No. 2295- The wool of a vowed sheep and the extent to which it grows fat are included in the vow. Similarly, the lamb given birth by the vowed sheep and its milk before it [the sheep] is used in the purpose of the vow, should also be used for the vow as an obligatory precaution.
Issue No. 2296- If a person vows that if his patient recovers or his traveller returns home safe he will perform a certain good act, if it transpires later that his patient had already recovered or the traveller had already returned before he made the vow, it will not be necessary for him to act upon his vow.
Issue No. 2297- If a father or mother vows to marry their daughter to a sayyid, the vow is not valid, and the girl will be free to make her own choice when she becomes mature.
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Issue No. 2298- Acting upon a covenant is obligatory as it is in the case of a vow, provided that the formula for it is pronounced. For example, one should say, “I make a covenant with Allah that I will perform that certain good act”. However, if one does not pronounce the formula or if that act is not desirable from the Islamic point of view, his covenant is not valid.
Issue No. 2298- Acting upon a covenant is obligatory as it is in the case of a vow, provided that the formula for it is pronounced. For example, one should say, “I make a covenant with Allah that I will perform that certain good act”. However, if one does not pronounce the formula or if that act is not desirable from the Islamic point of view, his covenant is not valid.
