The Expiation for an Oath of Abstinence (Ila') of Less Than Four Months
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the statement: "If it is less than four months, it is not an ila'," does this mean that there is no expiation for it?
Answer:
My brother, I have repeated this to you: if it is four months or less, he is not stopped for that period; he has the choice. If he wishes, he may return and make expiation, or if he wishes, he may continue until the four months are completed; that is his right. But if the four months are completed, then he is stopped, meaning it becomes an ila' in the sense that he is stopped. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the statement: "If it is less than four months, it is not an ila'," does this mean that there is no expiation for it?
Answer:
My brother, I have repeated this to you: if it is four months or less, he is not stopped for that period; he has the choice. If he wishes, he may return and make expiation, or if he wishes, he may continue until the four months are completed; that is his right. But if the four months are completed, then he is stopped, meaning it becomes an ila' in the sense that he is stopped. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الرجعة، وباب الإيلاء والظهار والكفارة — islamhouse.com (1:05:42)
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