What is the expiation for one who vowed to Allah not to do a specific thing, then did it?
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Question:
He says: I vowed to Allah that I would not watch satellite television, but I watched it and I performed the expiation by fasting for three days. Have I fulfilled the expiation, and what is required of me now?
Answer:
Fasting is the last stage. The expiation for an oath involves a choice and a sequence. There is a choice between three things: freeing a slave, feeding ten poor people, or clothing ten poor people. Each poor person is subject to this choice. If you cannot find the means to feed, clothe, or free a slave, then you fast for three days. This is the last resort: fasting if you are unable to pay the expiation with money. However, if you are able to pay the expiation with money, fasting is not sufficient.
He says: I vowed to Allah that I would not watch satellite television, but I watched it and I performed the expiation by fasting for three days. Have I fulfilled the expiation, and what is required of me now?
Answer:
Fasting is the last stage. The expiation for an oath involves a choice and a sequence. There is a choice between three things: freeing a slave, feeding ten poor people, or clothing ten poor people. Each poor person is subject to this choice. If you cannot find the means to feed, clothe, or free a slave, then you fast for three days. This is the last resort: fasting if you are unable to pay the expiation with money. However, if you are able to pay the expiation with money, fasting is not sufficient.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما كفارة من عاهد الله على عدم فعل شيء معين، ثم فعله؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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