The ruling on saying "It is haram" to a guest
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our country, when some people want to insist that a guest stay seated in order to honor him, they say, "It is haram for you to have lunch or dinner." If he does not do so, what is the ruling in that case?
The Shaykh:
It depends on what he intended. If he declared his wife haram, then he owes the expiation for zihar. However, if he declared it haram with a general statement like that, then he owes the expiation for an oath. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh! May Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some of the worshippers spread their feet apart.
The Shaykh:
And the Shaykh has a fatwa from Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah stating that if a man says, "By Allah, you will sit here," and the person does not sit, the honor has been achieved, and there is nothing on him, because his intention was to honor him, and that was achieved by him swearing that he would sit in that place, and it was achieved, and there is nothing on him. Yes. But for him to pay the expiation is a matter of precaution. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our country, when some people want to insist that a guest stay seated in order to honor him, they say, "It is haram for you to have lunch or dinner." If he does not do so, what is the ruling in that case?
The Shaykh:
It depends on what he intended. If he declared his wife haram, then he owes the expiation for zihar. However, if he declared it haram with a general statement like that, then he owes the expiation for an oath. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh! May Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some of the worshippers spread their feet apart.
The Shaykh:
And the Shaykh has a fatwa from Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah stating that if a man says, "By Allah, you will sit here," and the person does not sit, the honor has been achieved, and there is nothing on him, because his intention was to honor him, and that was achieved by him swearing that he would sit in that place, and it was achieved, and there is nothing on him. Yes. But for him to pay the expiation is a matter of precaution. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2473 -3022] البعض إذا أراد أن يلزم الضيف قال: علي الحرام أن تتغدى، فما الحكم إذا لم يتغد الضيف؟ — youtube.com
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