Writing the expiation for the gathering at the end of letters
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, when I write some letters to some of my brothers, I write the expiation for the gathering at the end of the letter. Is my action correct?
The Shaykh:
When?
The questioner:
When I write some letters to some of my brothers, I write the expiation for the gathering at the end of the letter. Is this action of mine correct?
The Shaykh:
No, because sending the letter is not a gathering. A gathering is when you and he meet in a place; that is the gathering. But if you send him a letter, you did not sit with him; it is not this gathering. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, when I write some letters to some of my brothers, I write the expiation for the gathering at the end of the letter. Is my action correct?
The Shaykh:
When?
The questioner:
When I write some letters to some of my brothers, I write the expiation for the gathering at the end of the letter. Is this action of mine correct?
The Shaykh:
No, because sending the letter is not a gathering. A gathering is when you and he meet in a place; that is the gathering. But if you send him a letter, you did not sit with him; it is not this gathering. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 3 من 64\شرح عمدة الأحكام (شرح كامل مع أسئلة)\الطهارة\استنشاق\صالح الفوزان\الفقه\كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:04)
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