Is donating money with the intention of averting an affliction, instead of slaughtering a sheep that was only considered, and giving it to the Imam's daughter because he is absent, considered valid and sufficient, and does this suffice for the intention of slaughtering the sheep that was not completed?
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Thinking about a vow or intending a vow without uttering it does not obligate the vow, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, Allah has pardoned my Ummah for what crosses their minds, so long as they do not act upon it or speak of it."
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