The Form of Reciting Shema on the Bed
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Question
Hello, honorable Rabbi, I have a question, if I said "Shema Yisrael" in my heart several times before sleep and covered myself with a blanket because I thought maybe it's forbidden to say it near a lamp. Does this count as a vow, and do I now need to say it every time with the blanket on me? Do I need to perform annulment of vows? Thank you very much
Answer
Hello,
this does not constitute a vow, and there is no need for annulment of vows.
Any action that does not have halachic significance, even if done many times, does not raise concerns of a vow.