Question

“If someone vows to do an act of worship which is already ‘Fard or Wajib’ for him (e.g., zuhr prayer), his vow will not be valid and he is not required to do anything in this regard”-am I correct?

Answer

A vow (nadhr) to perform an obligatory (fard) or necessary (wajib) form of worship is invalid, and thus without consequence. Therefore, there is no expiation on such vows. It goes without saying that obligatory and necessary actions must be performed, otherwise one is sinful.

Answered by:
Maulana Ikramul Hoque Miah

Checked & Approved by:
Mufti Abdul Rahman Mangera
Mufti Zubair Patel

بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (5/ 90) (وَمِنْهَا) أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ مَفْرُوضًا وَلَا وَاجِبًا، فَلَا يَصِحُّ النَّذْرُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ الْفَرَائِضِ سَوَاءٌ كَانَ فَرْضَ عَيْنٍ كَالصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ، أَوْ فَرْضَ كِفَايَةٍ كَالْجِهَادِ وَصَلَاةِ الْجِنَازَةِ، وَلَا بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ الْوَاجِبَاتِ سَوَاءٌ كَانَ عَيْنًا كَالْوِتْرِ وَصَدَقَةِ الْفِطْرِ وَالْعُمْرَةِ وَالْأُضْحِيَّةِ، أَوْ عَلَى سَبِيلِ الْكِفَايَةِ كَتَجْهِيزِ الْمَوْتَى وَغُسْلِهِمْ وَرَدِّ السَّلَامِ وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ؛ لِأَنَّ إيجَابَ الْوَاجِبِ لَا يُتَصَوَّرُ