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What is the ruling on vowing to slaughter a young camel and distribute it among colleagues after five years have passed, with most of the colleagues being unaware of it?

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You should have fulfilled the vow when your colleagues were present. However, since you did not specify a time for slaughtering the vowed animal, you must now slaughter it and distribute it among your remaining colleagues, because "Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity."

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