What is the ruling for someone who made a vow to Allah, then forgot what they vowed?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
A vow of obedience that is conditional upon the occurrence of a certain event must be fulfilled once that condition is met, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him." However, if one forgets the condition upon which the vow was suspended, then nothing is incumbent upon him, because the default is the absolution of responsibility, and fundamental principles are not removed by doubt. This is similar to cases of divorce that are made conditional upon an event and then forgotten; divorce does not occur due to doubt.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/150093
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 150093
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy