The Book of Oaths and Vows
كتاب الأيمان والنذور
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The Exception (Saying: "If Allah Wills")
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ENGLISH
It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'A vow does not bring anything forward or put it back; it is just a means of taking wealth from the miserly.'"
ARABIC
النَّذْرُ لاَ يُقَدِّمُ شَيْئًا وَلاَ يُؤَخِّرُهُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ شَىْءٌ يُسْتَخْرَجُ بِهِ مِنَ الشَّحِيحِ