He said: “I swear by the three that it is forbidden, except for what you and your family do, except for your usual lunch without any fuss, so he slaughtered a sacrificial animal.”
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Fatwa number ( 2040 )
Q:I came as a guest to a friend of mine after a long absence, and he wanted to slaughter an animal for me. I said to him: "Bring me the three forbidden things, except for what you and your family do, except for your ordinary lunch without any fuss; out of compassion for his situation. But he insisted on slaughtering, so I said: 'By fasting for a year, since you do not make me sinful.' When he left me, I said to myself: 'I seek Allah's forgiveness';fearing that he might do something, and in fact he slaughtered an animal and said: 'It is halal and not haram,' and when we had dinner
we went to the Shaykh and let him issue a ruling for you. I ate the feast, but I have doubt in my heart about what I said. I know that I do not intend divorce in my speech when I said: “What you do is not forbidden to me, I swear by the three that it is forbidden,” but my intention was to forbid eating; out of compassion for him regarding the loss. Is there anything upon me for this? May Allah reward you for us. And is there an expiation upon me, or is a limit from the limits of the Shari'ah obligatory upon me?
A: If the situation is as you described, then only the expiation for an oath is upon you. It is: feeding ten poor people five sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of wheat, dates, rice, or something similar to what you feed your family, giving each poor person half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), or clothing ten poor people, or freeing a slave. If you do not find the means to do so, then fast for three days, and it is recommended that they be consecutive. And you should seek Allah’s forgiveness and not forbid what is lawful for you after that. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q:I came as a guest to a friend of mine after a long absence, and he wanted to slaughter an animal for me. I said to him: "Bring me the three forbidden things, except for what you and your family do, except for your ordinary lunch without any fuss; out of compassion for his situation. But he insisted on slaughtering, so I said: 'By fasting for a year, since you do not make me sinful.' When he left me, I said to myself: 'I seek Allah's forgiveness';fearing that he might do something, and in fact he slaughtered an animal and said: 'It is halal and not haram,' and when we had dinner
we went to the Shaykh and let him issue a ruling for you. I ate the feast, but I have doubt in my heart about what I said. I know that I do not intend divorce in my speech when I said: “What you do is not forbidden to me, I swear by the three that it is forbidden,” but my intention was to forbid eating; out of compassion for him regarding the loss. Is there anything upon me for this? May Allah reward you for us. And is there an expiation upon me, or is a limit from the limits of the Shari'ah obligatory upon me?
A: If the situation is as you described, then only the expiation for an oath is upon you. It is: feeding ten poor people five sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of wheat, dates, rice, or something similar to what you feed your family, giving each poor person half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), or clothing ten poor people, or freeing a slave. If you do not find the means to do so, then fast for three days, and it is recommended that they be consecutive. And you should seek Allah’s forgiveness and not forbid what is lawful for you after that. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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