Regarding Spending Elsewhere Money Vowed to Feed Mosque Worshippers

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Question: A vow was made to use the money from the first month’s salary after getting a job to feed the worshippers at a mosque. Can the money instead be given to a mosque, madrasa or poor people without feeding the worshippers?

Answer: No. This is because feeding the worshippers is not merely an act of charity or almsgiving. It is like a promise and must be fulfilled. Charity and almsgiving are a different matter.

Answered by: Allama Mufti Ubaidur Rahman Khan Nadvi

Source: Jameul Fatawa, Encyclopedia of Islamic Fiqh and Fatwa.

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