In the time of the Prophet ﷺ a man took a vow to slaughter a camel at Buwanah. So he came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I have taken a vow to sacrifice a camel at Buwanah. The Prophet ﷺ asked: Did the place contain any idol worshipped in pre-Islamic times? They (the people) said: No. He asked: Was any pre-Islamic festival observed there? They replied: No. The Prophet ﷺ said: Fulfil your vow, for a vow to do an act of disobedience to Allah must not be fulfilled, neither must one do something over which a human being has no control. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3313)
نَذَرَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ ينْحَرَ بِبُوَانَةَ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ أَنْ أَنْحَرَ بِبُوَانَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هَلْ كَانَ فِيهَا وَثَنٌ مِنْ أَوْثَانِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يُعْبَدُ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَهَلْ كَانَ فِيهَا عِيدٌ مِنْ أَعْيَادِهِمْ؟» قَالَ لَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَوْفِ بِنَذْرِكَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا وَفَاءَ لِنَذْرٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ وَلَا فِي قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ وَلَا فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ ابْنُ آدَمَ»
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