مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٥٦٣ - Vow and Covenant
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.
٢٦٥٥. 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/herfather or mother restrains
him/her from performing the vow, his/her vow is void.
٢٦٥٦. 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 travelling up to Karbala onfoot and he makes a vow that
he will go there on foot, his vow will not be in order.
٢٦٥٧. 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 notvalid.
٢٦٥٨. 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 isnot in order. And if
its end is better in some respect and the vow is made with that
intention for example, if he makes a vow that he will eat a certain food
in order to gainstrength for worshipping Allah his vow is in order. And
if its abandonment is better in some respect and the vow to abandon it
is made with that view for example, as tobaccois harmful and a person
makes a vow not to use it. his vow is in order.
٢٦٥٩. If a person makes a vow that he will offer
his obligatory prayers at a place. where offering prayers does not in
itself carry higher spiritual reward forexample, he makes avow to offer
his prayers in a certain room and offering prayers there is better in
some respects for example owing to solitude he is enable to offerprayers
with perfect devotion and presence of mind, his vow is in order.
٢٦٦٠. If a person makes a vow to perform an act he should perform it according to his vow. In case, therefore, he makes a