The Time for Performing the Expiation for Zihar and for Intercourse in Ramadan
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The questioner:
What does the prohibition of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding wasal (continuous fasting) imply? Is there a generous time frame for the expiation of zihar and the expiation for one who has intercourse during the day in Ramadan, or is it obligatory to do it immediately, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
No, it is obligatory to do it immediately, provided one has the ability. This is if the Shaykh has not found sixty poor people. Until they come, he seeks them out little by little until he can pray. Or it is permissible for him to give it to one person, for example, if his situation is such that he can provide for one, two, or ten people until he completes the sixty.
What does the prohibition of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding wasal (continuous fasting) imply? Is there a generous time frame for the expiation of zihar and the expiation for one who has intercourse during the day in Ramadan, or is it obligatory to do it immediately, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
No, it is obligatory to do it immediately, provided one has the ability. This is if the Shaykh has not found sixty poor people. Until they come, he seeks them out little by little until he can pray. Or it is permissible for him to give it to one person, for example, if his situation is such that he can provide for one, two, or ten people until he completes the sixty.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب التحفظ من الغيبة واللغو وما يقول إذا شتم — islamhouse.com (42:10)
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