The Number of Poor People in the Expiation for Intercourse During the Daytime of Ramadan
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Question:
A questioner says: A man had intercourse with his wife during the daytime of Ramadan, and he is only able to feed sixty poor people. So the question is: Is he obligated to feed sixty poor people by number, or is he able to buy food that is sufficient for sixty people?
Answer:
No, it is necessary to have sixty poor people. If he gave the food to one poor person and repeated it for him, it would only count as one poor person. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh
A questioner says: A man had intercourse with his wife during the daytime of Ramadan, and he is only able to feed sixty poor people. So the question is: Is he obligated to feed sixty poor people by number, or is he able to buy food that is sufficient for sixty people?
Answer:
No, it is necessary to have sixty poor people. If he gave the food to one poor person and repeated it for him, it would only count as one poor person. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح فتح المجيد لشرح كتاب التوحيد (89-1) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:44)
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