Fatwa 8

Subject: Inquiry
Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 19:52:28 + 0500
From: Taimur Salam
To: “Jamia Ashrafia”<ummqura@brain.net.pk>

Assalam-o-Alaikum
After my marriage, I promised with Allah that if he gives me a baby boy I will Inshallah make him “Hafiz Qur'an”. Allah gave me 2 sons and daughter. Some how I could not keep my promise and my first elder son in now 20, studying in BCS. I am very much worried and always think that I could not fulfill the promise3 as my son could not become Hafiz Qur'an. Please help me out how can I compensate for the breech promise now? Any Kuffara or bearing the expenditure of any student requited for doing Quran at Jamia Ashrafia. I will be grateful for early response please
Thank you,

Subject: Reply of your query dated 12-5-2002
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 12:17:16 + 0500
From: “Jamia Ashrafia”<ummqura@brain.net.pk>
To: Taimur Salam

Respected Taimur

Assalam-o-Alaikum
Reference your query dated 12/5/2002. you please give the detail of your promise with Allah as under:(1) If you uttered some words of promise with Allah, those must be repeated in detailed for more clarification.(2) Similarly if you promised within your heart and no verbal utterence was made then what was the shape of such promise?The answer of your question will INSHA-ALLAH be sent immediately after receipt of response from you please.

With profound regards.

Darul-Iftah
Jamia Ashrafia, Lahore.