The Expiation: Feeding or Fasting When Values Differ
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The questioner:
And the matter is not as he stated regarding the verse of Allah the Exalted concerning hunting in the state of ihram, or the limit of those days. The jurists say that if one chooses to feed or fast, it covers what was due for that day. The question is: if he is required to pay the equivalent of one thousand riyals, and he offers two riyals instead, or offers to fast five thousand days, is this correct? Is this what is established in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh:
Yes, I do not think it reaches that extent. I think the value does not reach the point where it is exaggerated by the prevailing custom. Yes.
And the matter is not as he stated regarding the verse of Allah the Exalted concerning hunting in the state of ihram, or the limit of those days. The jurists say that if one chooses to feed or fast, it covers what was due for that day. The question is: if he is required to pay the equivalent of one thousand riyals, and he offers two riyals instead, or offers to fast five thousand days, is this correct? Is this what is established in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh:
Yes, I do not think it reaches that extent. I think the value does not reach the point where it is exaggerated by the prevailing custom. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 132 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/النكاح/الرضاع/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:59)
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