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3314. It was reported from Sārah bint Miqṣam Ath-Thaqafī that she heard Maimūnah bint Kardam say: “I went out with my father during the Hajj of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and I saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and heard the people saying: ‘The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ,’ so I followed him with my gaze. My father drew close to him
when he (the Prophet ﷺ) was on a she-camel of his, and he had a whip like the whips of scribes (a small whip). I heard the Bedouins and the people say: "The whip, the whip." My father drew close to him and took hold of his foot, and affirmed (his Prophethood), then he stood and listened to him. He said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, I vowed that if a male child was born to me, I would sacrifice a number of sheep at the top of Buwānah, at the top of the hill.'" He (the narrator) said: "I do not know but that she said fifty." The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Are there any idols there?" He said: "No." He said: "Then fulfill the vow that you made to Allāh." She said: "So he gathered them and began to slaughter them. One sheep escaped and he looked for it, saying: 'O Allāh, fulfill my vow for me.' Then he caught it and slaughtered it." (Da'if)
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As a rule vows should be fulfilled at the very place they were intended for; however, it should be remembered that the Messenger of Allāh had said: 'No vow should be fulfilled if it involves disobedience towards Allāh'. They can also be fulfilled at a more blessed place such as the Haram in Makkah or Al-Madīnah.
