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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Paying a sum to charitable associations on behalf of the expiation for an oath

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Question:
Some charitable organizations and associations take a sum of one hundred riyals for the expiation of an oath. What is the ruling on that?

Answer:
They may take one hundred riyals for the prayer and for these people, and they turn the coins over, but they are playing with acts of worship. This is not permissible. It is not permissible to hand over the coins except to someone who will spend them, and you tell him, "Buy food and distribute it to ten poor people," so that it is spent. As for the association, who is responsible to you? An association takes the coins and puts them in a box, and no one is there; no one knows about it. And this is in your trust; you are the one responsible for it on the Day of Resurrection. So your trust is not cleared except by you distributing the expiation yourself, or by appointing a trustworthy person to deliver it to the poor. As for being lenient and trusting these boxes that say, "Just give it to us, just give it to us"—a person does not request agency because it is a burden. How is it permissible for them to request agency from people?
If they request agency, that is evidence of their lack of trustworthiness. Because if he were trustworthy, he would prefer safety and would not say to people, "Appoint me to expiate your oaths and give me the coins." This is evidence that he is only selling the coins, and your trust is not cleared in such a case. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/135 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (52:27)

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