Question:
Is thinking of giving tzadaka considered a neder or a machsovah is nothing because you can’t control it. Hello,
The halacha that a person who has a thought to give money to tzedakah, that it is binding and that he has to give it, does not apply to all thoughts. It only applies when the person made a solid commitment to give the money, and not just with a fleeting thought. Therefore, if a person’s OCD is giving him such thoughts, of giving tzedakah, which are not coming from his will to give.
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Is the halacha the same when someone is thinking of fasting but he can’t control it.
Answer:
Hello,
Fasting is even better than this, because, it isn’t binding unless it is spoken out. Nlike tzedaka which can occasionally apply even when thinking.
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