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Must I fulfill a vow to slaughter a "chick" that cannot be eaten, especially if the vow was made during adolescence and in jest?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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As long as the vow was made before puberty, it is not obligatory to fulfill it, according to the : "The Pen has been lifted from three: from the sleeper until he awakens, from the insane person until he regains his sanity, and from the child until he reaches puberty." Eating chickens is permissible. In the hadith: "No human being kills a sparrow or anything larger than it without its right except that Allah will question him about it." It was asked, "And what is its right, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "He slaughters it and eats it, and does not cut off its head and throw it away."

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