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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Feeding Dates as Expiation for an Oath

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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: A man owes the expiation for an oath. Is it permissible for him to feed dates instead of rice?

Answer:
Yes, dates are eaten, they are eaten in the community, they are food, but one gives half a sa' of dates, half a sa' according to everyone, meaning one and a half kilograms, yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/126 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (24:41)

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