Is it sufficient for the expiation of feeding ten poor people to pay it to the head of the household?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is well known that the expiation requires feeding ten poor people. So, if I pay the expiation to the head of a household who has ten sons, am I required to verify that they all ate from it, or is my obligation discharged by paying it to the head of the household?
Answer:
Pay it if you are certain that they are ten. Pay it to them, and they may do with it as they wish: eat it, give it to others, or sell it. You have no concern regarding it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is well known that the expiation requires feeding ten poor people. So, if I pay the expiation to the head of a household who has ten sons, am I required to verify that they all ate from it, or is my obligation discharged by paying it to the head of the household?
Answer:
Pay it if you are certain that they are ten. Pay it to them, and they may do with it as they wish: eat it, give it to others, or sell it. You have no concern regarding it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2495 -2802] هل يكفي في كفارة إطعام عشرة مساكين دفعها لرب الأسرة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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