Chapter on Oaths, Vows, and Expiations
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 38
وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اِمْرَأَةٍ جَعَلَتْ مَالَهَا هَدْياً لِبَيْتِ اَللَّهِ إِنْ أَعَارَتْ مَتَاعاً لَهَا فُلاَنَةَ وَ فُلاَنَةَ فَأَعَارَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِهَا بِغَيْرِ أَمْرِهَا قَالَ "لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا هَدْيٌ إِنَّمَا اَلْهَدْيُ مَا جُعِلَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ هَدْياً لِلْكَعْبَةِ فَذَلِكَ اَلَّذِي يُوفَى بِهِ إِذَا جُعِلَ لِلَّهِ وَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ أَشْبَاهِ هَذَا فَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ وَ لاَ هَدْيَ لاَ يُذْكَرُ فِيهِ اِسْمُ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ".
I asked him about a woman who vowed to offer her wealth as an offering to the House of Allah سبحانه وتعالى if she lent some of her belongings to so-and-so. Then, some of her family members lent those belongings without her permission. Imam عليه السلام said: "She is not required to offer the offering. The true offering is what is made as a dedication to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty and Glorious, as an offering to the Ka'bah. That is what must be fulfilled when it is made for Allah سبحانه وتعالى. But matters like this are of no consequence, and an offering that does not mention the name of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty and Glorious, is not valid."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh