Chapter on Oaths, Vows, and Expiations
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 38
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ هُوَ يُهْدِي إِلَى اَلْكَعْبَةِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا مَا عَلَيْهِ إِذَا كَانَ لاَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى مَا يُهْدِيهِ قَالَ "إِنْ كَانَ جَعَلَهُ نَذْراً وَ لاَ يَمْلِكُهُ فَلاَ شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ مِمَّا يَمْلِكُ غُلاَماً أَوْ جَارِيَةً أَوْ شِبْهَهُمَا بَاعَ وَ اِشْتَرَى بِثَمَنِهِ طِيباً فَيُطَيِّبُ بِهِ اَلْكَعْبَةَ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ دَابَّةً فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ".
Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Mihran narrated from Ali ibn Ja'far, from his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام, who said: I asked him about a man who says that he will offer such-and-such as a gift to the Ka'bah, but he is unable to fulfill it. Imam عليه السلام said: "If he made it a vow and does not own it, then there is nothing upon him. However, if it is something he owns, such as a slave, a maid, or something similar, he should sell it and use the proceeds to buy perfume, which he will use to anoint the Ka'bah. But if it is an animal, then there is nothing required of him."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh