{"_id":"69efb4ec0b2ee5461b3f1129","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is fulfilling a pledge to donate monthly obligatory?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"I made a pledge during a period of strong spiritual motivation to contribute monthly toward a cause. Now that I feel less certain, I am reconsidering that commitment. Islamically, am I required to fulfill this pledge?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"If this was simply a pledge (promise), then you are not legally obligated to fulfill it, since a promise does not hold the same binding status as a contract. Retracting it would be considered makruh (disliked), not sinful. That said, if it was an oath rather than a pledge, a different ruling would apply.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0370b76658b4c233134","tag":"Worship: Charity","count":69},{"_id":"68a51446a4b97312c1c84f77","tag":"Finance: Other","count":18},{"_id":"668da0340b76658b4c2330e4","tag":"Oath","count":5}],"createdOn":"2026-04-27T19:11:40.741Z"}