Responsa for Nedarim 179:6
אלא לימא מסייע ליה קונם שאיני נהנה לפלוני הריני נזיר לכשאשאל עליו נשאל על נדרו ואח"כ נשאל על נזרו
But as for absolution, all agree that a Sage cannot permit anything until the vow is operative, for it is written, He shall not break his word.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XXX, 3: Rashi translates: he (the Rabbi) shall not break (i.e., grant absolution for) his vow, i.e., as long as it is only a word, which has not yet taken effect. Asheri observes: from this we deduce, he (who vowed) may not break his word, but another (sc. a Sage) may break it, i.e., grant absolution, but that is only when 'he must do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth,' viz., when the vow is operative. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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