He Vowed to Slaughter a Sheep, Then He Sold it

Question :

I vowed to slaughter an animal for Allah and I was in need of its value, so I sold it before slaughtering it. This was four years ago. Now I want to fulfill my vow, so may 1 buy a sacrificial animal for the same price as the first animal?

Answer:

Regarding this sheep which you vowed to slaughter to Allah, the Almighty, the All-Powerful, if your vow was to do an act of obedience, then it is an obligation on you to fulfill it. You specified this sheep for slaughter, so selling it afterwards was a mistake on your part and something forbidden to you, so you must now replace it with a similar animal, or one which is better than it. You must also turn in repentance to Allah, Most Glorified, Most High for what you have done, and slaughter its replacement in order to draw nearer to Allah, the Almighty, the All-Powerful and distribute it among the poor, since you intended it as charity for the sake of Allah, Most High. And let the animal you slaughter be like the one which you vowed to slaughter, or better than it.

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