How does one pay the expiation for fasting on behalf of a sick person?
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The questioner : Hello, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Imagine, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : This is a question, Shaykh. My father is ill and his recovery is not expected. How is the payment made on his behalf?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Pious, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. He feeds one poor person for each day.
The questioner : Do you pay for every Ramadan, or for each day as it passes?
The Shaykh : On the day of his guests.
The questioner : For each day as it passes.
The Shaykh : And what do I say? For each day on its day.
The questioner : For each day as it passes.
The Shaykh : And if you wish, you may delay it until the end of the month.
The questioner : Do we pay in money or not? Or is it food?
The Shaykh : Come, come.
The questioner : It is not permissible to transfer it.
The Shaykh : No, it does not pass.
The questioner : Okay, regarding the food, how do I pay? Do I do it once?
The Shaykh : Or do you prepare food for lunch or dinner?
The questioner : After Ramadan.
The Shaykh : Ramadan, and you invite thirty poor people, or twenty-nine poor people,
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Imagine, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : This is a question, Shaykh. My father is ill and his recovery is not expected. How is the payment made on his behalf?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Pious, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. He feeds one poor person for each day.
The questioner : Do you pay for every Ramadan, or for each day as it passes?
The Shaykh : On the day of his guests.
The questioner : For each day as it passes.
The Shaykh : And what do I say? For each day on its day.
The questioner : For each day as it passes.
The Shaykh : And if you wish, you may delay it until the end of the month.
The questioner : Do we pay in money or not? Or is it food?
The Shaykh : Come, come.
The questioner : It is not permissible to transfer it.
The Shaykh : No, it does not pass.
The questioner : Okay, regarding the food, how do I pay? Do I do it once?
The Shaykh : Or do you prepare food for lunch or dinner?
The questioner : After Ramadan.
The Shaykh : Ramadan, and you invite thirty poor people, or twenty-nine poor people,
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1161- كيف تدفع كفارة الصيام عن المريض؟ /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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