Back to search

Is it a condition that the anger which negates the obligation to fulfill a vow must be such that it deprives one of their sanity?

1 min readAlso available in العربية

The basic principle regarding vows (nadhr) is that they are an obligation of devotion to Allah, undertaken without being conditioned on a specific purpose or driven by animosity and anger. If the motive behind the vow is anger, then it is a vow of obstinacy and anger (nadhr lajāj wa ghaḍab), and its ruling is the same as that of an oath. This applies if the person in a state of anger is aware of what he is saying while angry; otherwise, there is nothing due from him.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

Read the full answer on Ftawy