Narrated Maymunah, daughter of Kardam: I went out with my father to see the hajj performed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I fixed my eyes on him. My father came near him while he was riding his she-camel. He had a whip like the whip of scribes. I heard the bedouin and the people say: The whip, the whip. My father came near him and held his foot. She said: He admitted his Prophethood and stood and listened to him. He said: Messenger of Allah, I have made a vow that if a son is born to me, I shall slaughter a number of sheep at the end of Buwanah in the dale of hill. The narrator said: I do not know (for certain) that she said: Fifty (sheep). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Does it contain any idol? He said: No. Then he said: Fulfil your vow that you have taken for Allah. He then gathered them (i. e. the sheep) and began to slaughter them. A sheep ran away from them. He searched for it saying: O Allah, fulfil my vow on my behalf. So he succeeded (in finding it) and slaughtered it.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الأيمان والنذور / 3314
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, ضعيف, انظر الحديث السابق (2103), و حديث الأصل (3315) يغني عنه, انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 120
Hadith Takhrij« انظر حدیث (2103)، (تحفة الأشراف: 18091) (صحیح) »
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: One should fulfill the vow at the place where it was made. Except if there is a place more virtuous than that, such as the Two Sacred Mosques (Haramayn); thus, the vow may also be fulfilled at a more virtuous place.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3314