Question 1950: What should one pay if they forget the amount of their vow and are unsure between the minimum and maximum?

Question

Peace be upon you. If someone forgets the amount of their vow and is unsure whether it is the minimum or maximum, what should they pay? [AR_ID:5562]

Answer 1

And peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):

It is sufficient to pay the certain amount (i.e., the minimum).

Source: Special Inquiry

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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):

If the vow is uncertain between limited options, one should be cautious and fulfill all of them (in this case, pay the maximum). If that is difficult, they should fulfill it in a way that does not cause hardship, prioritizing the more likely option over others. If the uncertainty is not limited, it suffices to fulfill some of the possible options in a way that does not lead to certainty of violating the known obligation.

Source: Special Inquiry

May you be successful in all good.