On the expiation for an oath: If no poor people are found, is fasting permissible?
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The questioner : She says: Honorable Shaykh, she owes the expiation for an oath, and there are no poor people in the neighborhood where she lives. Can she fast for three days?
The Shaykh : If there are no poor people in her country, not just the neighborhood, then she fasts for three days.
The questioner : She says: If there are poor people, but it is difficult for me to search for them, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I search, and there is no work. If you please. If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : If there are no poor people in her country, not just the neighborhood, then she fasts for three days.
The questioner : She says: If there are poor people, but it is difficult for me to search for them, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I search, and there is no work. If you please. If Allah wills.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2123- في كفارة اليمين لم يجد فقراء هل يجوز الصوم/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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