Is it permissible for a sister to take from zakat money to complete the value of a vow designated for slaughtering a sheep?
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Your sister is not permitted to use funds to fulfill her vow, because zakat is the right of those who are entitled to it, and the zakat payer does not benefit from any part of it. She must fulfill her vow, which is to slaughter a sheep, based on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him." If she is unable to fulfill it due to lack of funds, then she must offer an expiation for an oath.
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