He said, “This food is forbidden to me,” or “It is like my mother to me”
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The first question of Fatwa number ( 18191 )
Q1: We have some customs in the desert, one of which is: when there are guests, the host goes and wants to slaughter an animal for them, so the guest stands up and says: “The slaughtered animal is forbidden to us; it is an expiation for us, like my mother, I will not eat it” . What is the ruling on that? Please explain all the phrases the guest uses. What is the ruling if he says these phrases or one of them, and then eats from the slaughtered animal? We ask you to kindly provide an answer.
A1: If a person says, “This food is forbidden to me,” or “It is like my mother to me,” and intends to eat from it, he owes an expiation for an oath, which is: feeding ten poor people, each poor person receiving half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), which is: one and a half kilograms of the food eaten in the country, or clothing ten poor people, or freeing a believing slave. If he does not find any of these three things, he must fast for three days. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Tahrim 66:1] up to His saying:
[At-Tahrim 66:2] meaning the aforementioned expiation. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: We have some customs in the desert, one of which is: when there are guests, the host goes and wants to slaughter an animal for them, so the guest stands up and says: “The slaughtered animal is forbidden to us; it is an expiation for us, like my mother, I will not eat it” . What is the ruling on that? Please explain all the phrases the guest uses. What is the ruling if he says these phrases or one of them, and then eats from the slaughtered animal? We ask you to kindly provide an answer.
A1: If a person says, “This food is forbidden to me,” or “It is like my mother to me,” and intends to eat from it, he owes an expiation for an oath, which is: feeding ten poor people, each poor person receiving half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), which is: one and a half kilograms of the food eaten in the country, or clothing ten poor people, or freeing a believing slave. If he does not find any of these three things, he must fast for three days. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَAllah has already ordained for you [Muslims] the dissolution of your oaths
قَدْ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ تَحِلَّةَ أَيْمَانِكُمْ
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