What is the ruling on a vow made by a mother to herself to give a specific amount of money in charity within two years if her own mother recovers, knowing that her mother has been discharged from the hospital but still needs kidney dialysis? And is it permissible to postpone fulfilling the vow in order to prepare for a marriage apartment?
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Initiating a vow is disliked (). However, once the condition upon which the vow is contingent occurs, fulfilling it becomes obligatory in the manner it was vowed. If the vow involves giving charity within a specific period, then the charity must be given within that period without delay.
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