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He pronounced a vow but did not intend it
A man whose wife is pregnant said: If she gives birth to a boy, he will sacrifice a sheep. The husband's father also said that he will sacrifice a sheep. Is it permissible for them to eat from the meat of these sheep, knowing that none of them mentioned that they made a vow?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: If someone utters a vow by saying: "I have a vow to God to sacrifice a sheep..." and does not intend his words as a vow, but rather intends the sacrifice and eating it with his family and whoever he wants, then it is not a vow, and it becomes an absolute act of devotion that he can do as he wishes, allowing his family and whoever he wants to eat from it. And God knows best.
