because an unrestricted vow must be understood according to what is customarily known in the Sharia, and the offering (hady) required by the Sharia is only from the livestock (an-na'am), and the minimum amount is what we have mentioned, so it is interpreted accordingly. This is why when Allah the Almighty said regarding the Tamattu' [pilgrimage]: "then [it shall be] such as can be obtained of the offering" (10), it was interpreted according to what we have said. If he chooses to bring a full camel, it is better; but is it all obligatory? There are two views: One of them is that it is all obligatory. This was chosen by Ibn Aqil because he chose the highest [standard] to fulfill his obligation, so all of it is obligatory, just as if he chose the highest of the options for the expiation of an oath or the expiation of sexual intercourse during menstruation. The second view is that only one-seventh is obligatory, and the remainder is supererogatory, which he may eat or give as a gift, because the amount exceeding the seventh is permissible to be left out without any condition or substitute, so it is like if he slaughtered two sheep. If he specifies the offering with something, he is bound by what he specified and it suffices him, whether it is from the cattle or otherwise, and whether it is an animal or something else, and whether it is movable or immovable; for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever goes"—meaning to the Friday prayer—"in the fourth hour, it is as if he offered a chicken; and whoever goes in the fifth hour, it is as if he offered an egg" (11). Thus, he mentioned the chicken and the egg in the context of an offering. He is required to convey it to the poor of the Haram because he named it an offering and left it unrestricted, so it is interpreted in accordance with the prescribed place of the offering, and Allah the Almighty has said: "then its place of sacrifice is at the Ancient House" (12). If it is something that cannot be transported, such as real estate, he sells it and sends its price to the Haram, and it is given as charity there.

Section: If one vows an offering, whether unrestricted or specified, and does not specify its location, he is obligated to deliver it to the poor of the Haram. Abu Hanifah permitted its slaughter wherever he wishes, as if he had vowed charity with a sheep. Our evidence is the saying of Allah the Almighty: "then its place of sacrifice is at the Ancient House." And because a vow (13) is interpreted according to