Expiation of an oath with rice or money
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Question:
This questioner, Abu 'Abd, sent a set of questions. He asks: Is it permissible to specify the expiation of an oath as rice, wheat, money, or other foods?
Answer:
The expiation for an oath is only in food, the food that is eaten in the country. Its amount is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) for each poor person, and their number is ten. Half a sa' by weight is approximately one and a half kilograms, so the total expiation for the oath is fifteen kilograms for ten poor people, one and a half kilograms for each poor person. The expiation is not in money, because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:89]
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner, Abu 'Abd, sent a set of questions. He asks: Is it permissible to specify the expiation of an oath as rice, wheat, money, or other foods?
Answer:
The expiation for an oath is only in food, the food that is eaten in the country. Its amount is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) for each poor person, and their number is ten. Half a sa' by weight is approximately one and a half kilograms, so the total expiation for the oath is fifteen kilograms for ten poor people, one and a half kilograms for each poor person. The expiation is not in money, because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:
So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people
فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/177 — archive.org (14:06)
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