A man who vows to go to a place to sacrifice, pray or walk there

Sayyidah Maymunah bint Kardam al-Yasariyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: My father met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while I was riding behind my father. My father asked him and said: I have vowed that I will make a sacrifice at Buwanah (on the seashore). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Is there any idol or image there?" My father replied: No. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Then fulfil your vow where you vowed it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man vowed that he would pray in Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). He asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Pray here," meaning in the Masjid al-Haram. The man repeated it to him three times. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then pray where you said."

Tawus was asked about a man who vowed that he would go to Bayt al-Maqdis. He said: If he turns it to the Masjid al-Haram instead, that is a more complete fulfilment of it.

Ibrahim was asked about a man who vowed that he would go on pilgrimage to al-Mada'in. He said: He should expiate his oath and not go to al-Mada'in.

Amir was asked about a man who vowed that he would walk to the village. He said: He should walk (and fulfil his vow).

Abd al-Malik bin Abi Sulayman said: Ata was asked about a man who vowed that he would go to Bayt al-Maqdis and pray such-and-such a number of rak'ahs there. He said: He should pray that number of rak'ahs in the Masjid al-Haram; that will suffice for him, and praying in the Masjid al-Haram is the most excellent.

Al-Hasan was asked about a woman who vowed that she would go to a place she had named. He said: She should consider the amount of her expenses and give it in charity, and not go there.