I'm very down-hearted. I can never seem to do anything right. When I need Allah's help in things, I make promises. Why can't I ever keep them? Why do I have absoluently no will-power? WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!
Salam o alikom sister;
To make promise to allah if you get something or to make promise to pinish your soul if you do something wrong like: you promise yourself to fast 5 days if you start backbiting people. This is a away to educate your soul. In arabic It s name is An-nodor النذر.
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Different types of vows (nadhr) and the rulings concerning them
Question:
Assalam-o-alaikum,
what is the ruling of shariah on nazr wa niaz.
Answer:
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=2587&ln=eng&txt=النذر
Here are some exemple:
He made a promise to Allaah to give up sin several times but he went back to it
Question:
I made a promise to Allaah that I would not commit a certain sin, but every time I broke my promise to Allaah and committed that sin. But I soon regret what I have done and repent to Allaah, and I pray the two rak’ahs of repentance prayer, repenting separately for each occurrence of sin), and I renew my promise to Allaah not to commit that sin after I finish the prayer of repentance. But because my faith is weak, as days go by I commit that sin again, then I repent again and renew my promise to Allaah again and again, only He knows how many times.
My question is:
What do I have to do as a result of my failing to keep my promise every time, after Allaah has blessed me and enabled me to keep away from those evil actions and I have repented to Allaah sincerely?.
Answer:
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=38934&ln=eng&txt=النذر
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The condition he put in his vow came to pass, but it was not exactly what he had in mind
Question:
A person vowed that if his work contract was renewed, he would give a certain amount in charity. In his mind he meant that this was if it was renewed for a year, but it turned out that his contract was renewed for three months. He did not utter the words “one year”. Is he under any obligation?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
We put this question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen, may Allaah preserve him, who answered as follows:
No, he is not under any obligation. And Allah knows best.
Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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