The ruling on shifting to feeding as expiation for zihar when one is able to free a slave
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on one who shifts to feeding when he is able to free a slave and fast? Does that expiate the zihar?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
One who shifts to feeding when he is able to free a slave and fast.
The Shaykh:
This does not suffice, it does not suffice. If he shifts to feeding and leaves what comes before it, which he is able to do, it does not suffice. Rather, if he shifts to fasting for two consecutive months and leaves freeing a slave, which he is able to do, the fasting does not suffice for him. It is necessary to follow the order that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has established. This is the literal meaning. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on one who shifts to feeding when he is able to free a slave and fast? Does that expiate the zihar?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
One who shifts to feeding when he is able to free a slave and fast.
The Shaykh:
This does not suffice, it does not suffice. If he shifts to feeding and leaves what comes before it, which he is able to do, it does not suffice. Rather, if he shifts to fasting for two consecutive months and leaves freeing a slave, which he is able to do, the fasting does not suffice for him. It is necessary to follow the order that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has established. This is the literal meaning. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الرجعة، وباب الإيلاء والظهار والكفارة — islamhouse.com (52:57)
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