Paying money in expiation
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The questioner:
The Shaykh mentioned on the right side, regarding the second limit, which is dealing with one of the poor people as a deposit. Is it permissible for one of the reciters to point to a hand while he is dealing with one of the poor people?
The Shaykh:
The lechers.
The questioner:
We give it statements.
The Shaykh:
Money does not suffice for expiation, because Allah specified it as feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. He specified it with three options from which one may choose, and money is not among them. Money does not suffice in expiations, nor in the alms given at the end of Ramadan. Money does not suffice, because Allah the Exalted and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified this feeding and clothing. Therefore, it is not permissible to contradict the explicit text. It is not permissible to contradict the explicit text for the sake of a person’s independent legal reasoning. There is no independent legal reasoning when there is an explicit text. Yes.
The Shaykh mentioned on the right side, regarding the second limit, which is dealing with one of the poor people as a deposit. Is it permissible for one of the reciters to point to a hand while he is dealing with one of the poor people?
The Shaykh:
The lechers.
The questioner:
We give it statements.
The Shaykh:
Money does not suffice for expiation, because Allah specified it as feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. He specified it with three options from which one may choose, and money is not among them. Money does not suffice in expiations, nor in the alms given at the end of Ramadan. Money does not suffice, because Allah the Exalted and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified this feeding and clothing. Therefore, it is not permissible to contradict the explicit text. It is not permissible to contradict the explicit text for the sake of a person’s independent legal reasoning. There is no independent legal reasoning when there is an explicit text. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب المواقيت - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:01:20)
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