Is it obligatory to pay the expiation for an oath immediately, and is one sinful for delaying it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: Is it obligatory to pay the expiation for an oath immediately, and is one sinful for delaying it?
Answer:
Yes, it is necessary to pay it immediately so that his conscience is cleared by doing so, unless he is unable to do so, or he is in a place where there are no poor people, in which case he has an excuse, meaning there is no harm in delaying it.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: Is it obligatory to pay the expiation for an oath immediately, and is one sinful for delaying it?
Answer:
Yes, it is necessary to pay it immediately so that his conscience is cleared by doing so, unless he is unable to do so, or he is in a place where there are no poor people, in which case he has an excuse, meaning there is no harm in delaying it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2579 -3022] هل يجب إخراج كفارة اليمين على الفور ويأثم بتأخيرها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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