Question
A person vowed to slaughter a sheep and appointed his sister's husband to slaughter it and distribute it to the poor, and for them to eat from it. Is it permissible for his sister and her husband to eat from it?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: The person who made the vow does not eat from it, but others may. It is permissible for his sister and her husband to eat from it if there is explicit or implied permission from the one who made the vow; otherwise, it is not permissible, because they are trusted agents. And God knows best.