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I made nazr to finish Quran a number of times but could not finish it. What do I do?

· 13 Shawwal 1434 AH1 min readFatwa 26544English

Question

I promised myself (Nazarth Li Allah) to finish Quran a certain number of times during this last Ramdhan if a certain thing I wanted happend. It did happen as I wished but I cudnt accomplish my "Nazr". What do you advice?

Is there a kaffara for not fulfilling the Nazr? Or would it be ok for me continue reading the Quran the no of times I promised myself n to Allah even the the time period, Ramadhan is finished?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

If a person took a verbal vow that he will fulfill a certain act of 'ibadah (that happens to be obligatory in its nature and counts as 'ibadah by itself) if such and such a thing happens and that thing does happen then he has to fulfill that 'ibadah even if the period that he specified for it has finished. [i] [ii]

The recitation of the Quran is a direct act of 'ibadah and obligatory in its nature since it is required for the validity of salah. As a result, a verbal vow taken for its recitation is valid and binding on the person. [iii]

You will have to continue your recitation of the Quran until if you have completed the number of recitations you mentioned in your vow.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Sohail ibn Arif,
Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ومن نذر نذرا مطلقا أو معلقا بشرط وكان من جنسه واجب) أي فرض كما سيصرح به تبعا للبحر والدرر (وهو عبادة مقصودة) خرج) [i]

الوضوء وتكفين الميت (ووجد الشرط) المعلق به (لزم الناذر) لحديث: من نذر وسمى فعليه الوفاء بما سمى

رد المحتار، ٣/ ٧٣٥ دار الفكر

ويظهر من هذا أن المعلق يتعين فيه الزمان بالنظر إلى التعجيل، أما تأخيره فالظاهر أنه جائز إذ لا محذور فيه، وكذا يظهر منه أنه لا يتعين فيه [ii]

المكان والدرهم والفقير لأن التعليق إنما أثر في انعقاد السببية فقط، فلذا امتنع فيه التعجيل، وتعين فيه الوقت أما المكان والدرهم والفقير فهي باقية على الأصل من عدم التعيين، ولذا اقتصر الشارح في بيان المخالفة على التعجيل فقط حيث قال: فإنه لا يجوز تعجيله فتدبر

المرجع السابق، ٣/ ٧٤١

قوله (لم يلزمه) وكذا لو نذر قراءة القرآن وعلله القهستاني في باب الاعتكاف بأنها للصلاة وفي الخانية ولو قال: علي الطواف بالبيت والسعي [iii]

بين الصفا والمروة أو علي أن أقرأ القرآن إن فعلت كذا لا يلزمه شيء. اهـ. قلت: وهو مشكل فإن القراءة عبادة مقصودة ومن جنسها واجب

المرجع السابق، ٣/ ٧٣٨

Answered by
Sohail ibn Arif
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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