Is deducting a monthly sum from one's salary for the poor—in fulfillment of a vow made after obtaining a job and parental approval of it—considered charity for the sake of Allah, or is it merely the fulfillment of a vow for which one is only rewarded for the act of fulfillment itself?
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Allah Almighty praised those who fulfill their vows, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, condemned those who make vows but do not fulfill them, because fulfilling a vow is an emphasized obligation. Voluntary charity cannot have a greater reward than it, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more beloved to Me than what I have enjoined upon him."
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