Are all expiations equal, or is there a difference between them?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding expiations, are they equal? How does a person pay these expiations? And do they differ from one place to another?
Answer:
In terms of obligation, they are all equal; they are all obligatory. In terms of type, they differ. The expiation for killing is not the same as the expiation for an oath by Allah the Exalted, and the expiation for zihar is not the same as the expiation for an oath by Allah the Exalted. So they differ in their expiations. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding expiations, are they equal? How does a person pay these expiations? And do they differ from one place to another?
Answer:
In terms of obligation, they are all equal; they are all obligatory. In terms of type, they differ. The expiation for killing is not the same as the expiation for an oath by Allah the Exalted, and the expiation for zihar is not the same as the expiation for an oath by Allah the Exalted. So they differ in their expiations. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7735- هل كل الكفارات متساوية أم بينها خلاف؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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