Declaring expiation for many oaths whose number is unknown
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I have many oaths over past years, and I do not know their number, so how…
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: I have many oaths over past years, and I do not know their number, so how do I make expiation for them?
The Shaykh:
There is a distinction here. We do not know what you intend, nor do we know what the oaths are, what their type is, or what their expiations are. We do not know about them, so we cannot answer you, and since we do not know about these oaths, some of them may not have expiations, and some may have expiations. We do not know. But if you know that there are expiations among them and you have not made expiation, then you estimate them to the best of your knowledge and pay the expiations for them. Estimate them and do your best to the extent of what you believe to be most likely. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I have many oaths over past years, and I do not know their number, so how…
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: I have many oaths over past years, and I do not know their number, so how do I make expiation for them?
The Shaykh:
There is a distinction here. We do not know what you intend, nor do we know what the oaths are, what their type is, or what their expiations are. We do not know about them, so we cannot answer you, and since we do not know about these oaths, some of them may not have expiations, and some may have expiations. We do not know. But if you know that there are expiations among them and you have not made expiation, then you estimate them to the best of your knowledge and pay the expiations for them. Estimate them and do your best to the extent of what you believe to be most likely. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/135 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (54:39)
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