5-Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

days. If the animals are killed before these days the qurbân has
not been performed and the nazr has not been performed. If the
vowed qurbân is not performed by the end of the certain three
days, its equivalent in gold or silver or the animal itself is given
alive as alms to the poor. If he kills it after the certain three days
(’Iyd days) and gives the meat to the poor, the value of the meat
shouldn’t be less than the value of the animal was when it was
alive. If it is less, he will have to give the difference in money to
the poor. But if a person vows to kill a sheep instead of
mentioning the name of qurbân, he may kill it at any place and
at any time he likes, including the days of the of ’Iyd of qurbân,
even if he has appointed the time and the place.
V - The thing vowed should be a piece of property, and it
shouldn’t be more than one’s property or belong to someone
else. For example, if a person who has a hundred pounds vows
to give a thousand pounds as alms, he will have to give a
hundred pounds. If he vows to give a certain number of gold
coins, and then if he loses the gold coins, the nazr lapses.
It is permissible to vow to read the Qur’ân or to visit the
Kâ’ba. It is permissible to vow to say a certain number of
salawâts for our Prophet (sallallâhu alaihi wa sallam), [e.g. to
say the prayer of Delâil-i-khayrât or Jâliyet-ul-ekdâr].
[It is not permissible to vow a cock by saying, “I will make a
qurbân of a cock or kill a cock for Allah’s sake.” For the cock is
not an animal for qurbân. A person who wants to vow a cock
must say, “I will kill a cock and give it to the poor for Allah’s
sake,” and must give the cock, alive or after killing it, to the
poor. Thus, he will have vowed not the qurbân but the alms]. If
a person who has vowed alms has also mentioned its amount,
he gives that amount. If he has not mentioned the amount he
pays the kaffârat for an oath, which is to give half a sâ’ of wheat
or its equivalent to each of ten poor people.
When one’s relative or friend is back from a long journey or
when one is visited by a person whom one loves and respects,
it is not permissible to kill an animal out of joy or reverence to
the visitor or for thanks. The animal can be vowed before or
after the arrival of an expected guest, and killed as a vow, that
is, for Allah’s sake; in this case the meat is given to the poor;
the rich are not allowed to eat it. [If one says “qurbân” when
vowing the animal, one has to kill it on the ’Iyd of qurbân]. Also,
it is permissible to kill an animal with the intention of giving a
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