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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islamic Laws of Ayatullah Khui Vow and Covenant Vow (Nazr) 2649. Vow means making it obligatory upon oneself to do some good act, or to refrain from doing an act, which it is better not to do, in order to please Allah. 2650. While making a vow one should utter the formula and it is not necessary that it should be uttered in Arabic.

In case, therefore, a person says: "If my patient recovers from his ailment, it will be obligatory upon me to pay $ 10 to a poor man for the sake of Allah." his vow will be in order. 2651. It is necessary that the person making a vow is an adult and sane and makes the vow with will and intention. In case, therefore, he has been coerced to make the vow or he makes it involuntarily owing to excitement, his vow is not in order. 2652. If a person, who is bankrupt or a prodigal (i.e.

one who spends his property on absurd things) makes a vow, for example, to give something to an indigent person, his vow is not in order. 2653. If a husband restrains his wife from making a vow the wife cannot make the vow (i.e. her vow will not be in order) if her fulfilling the vow is contrary to the rights of her husband. The fact is that without the permission of the husband the wife's making the vow is void. 2654.

If a woman makes a vow with the permission of her husband he cannot cancel her vow, or restrain her from performing her vow except when her acting in pursuance of her vow is contrary to the rights of her husband, because in that event it is not unlikely that he may be able to cancel her vow. 2655. If a child (son or daughter) makes avow with or without the permission of his/her father, he/she should act according to his/her vow.

However, if his/her father or mother restrains him/her from performing the vow, his/her vow is void. 2656. A person can make a vow for something, which it is possible for him to perform. In case, therefore, a person is not capable of traveling up to Karbala on foot and he makes a vow that he will go there on foot, his vow will not be in order.

**2657.**If a person makes vow that he would perform an unlawful or abominable act, or that he would refrain from an obligatory or recommended act, his vow is not valid. 2658. If a person makes a vow that he will perform or abandon a permissible act, and if performing that act or abandoning it is equal in all respects, his vow is not in order.