What is the ruling on making an exception in a monetary vow (Nudhur)?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Oaths

Book 59 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

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If a person vows, 'It is incumbent upon me for God that I give charity of one hundred dirhams, if God wills' (Lillahi 'alayya an atassadaqa bi-mi'ati dirham, in sha'a Allah), nothing is binding upon him. This is because the vow (Nudhur) is classified as an expiable oath, thus allowing the exception based on the general principle concerning oaths.