Is it obligatory for the seven days of fasting for one who did not find the sacrificial animal to be consecutive?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Regarding the seven days that one fasts when he returns to his family, is it obligatory that they be consecutive?
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted and Majestic did not mention that they must be consecutive, so it is permissible for them to be separate, and it is permissible for them to be consecutive. Yes.
The questioner:
Likewise, may Allah preserve you, is it obligatory for him to fast them from the moment he arrives at his family, or is it permissible for him to delay them?
The Shaykh:
It is better to hasten with them so that he clears his conscience, and if he delays them, there is no harm. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Regarding the seven days that one fasts when he returns to his family, is it obligatory that they be consecutive?
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted and Majestic did not mention that they must be consecutive, so it is permissible for them to be separate, and it is permissible for them to be consecutive. Yes.
The questioner:
Likewise, may Allah preserve you, is it obligatory for him to fast them from the moment he arrives at his family, or is it permissible for him to delay them?
The Shaykh:
It is better to hasten with them so that he clears his conscience, and if he delays them, there is no harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1353 -3022] هل يلزم في صيام سبعة أيام لمن لم يجد الهدي أن تكون متتابعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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