Paying the expiation of feeding sixty poor people to a poor family, and the repentance involved
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Question:
One of the listening brothers says, and he has indicated his name with the letters Alif, Alif, Ali. He says: If I have the expiation of feeding sixty poor people, is it permissible for me to give it to my family, which consists of three people who are poor? Yes. Does it suffice for me to delegate my father to buy the food and give it to them? Frankly. Welcome.
Answer:
As for delegating the expiation, there is no harm in it; you may ask someone to perform the expiation on your behalf. However, regarding the number mentioned in the verse, you must adhere to it. You must feed sixty poor people. It is not sufficient to give it to three, ten, or twenty. If you give it to three, fifty-seven remain for you to complete. You must complete the number. If you give it to twenty, forty remain for you to complete, and so on. Therefore, you must adhere to the number mentioned by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), which is feeding sixty poor people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
One of the listening brothers says, and he has indicated his name with the letters Alif, Alif, Ali. He says: If I have the expiation of feeding sixty poor people, is it permissible for me to give it to my family, which consists of three people who are poor? Yes. Does it suffice for me to delegate my father to buy the food and give it to them? Frankly. Welcome.
Answer:
As for delegating the expiation, there is no harm in it; you may ask someone to perform the expiation on your behalf. However, regarding the number mentioned in the verse, you must adhere to it. You must feed sixty poor people. It is not sufficient to give it to three, ten, or twenty. If you give it to three, fifty-seven remain for you to complete. You must complete the number. If you give it to twenty, forty remain for you to complete, and so on. Therefore, you must adhere to the number mentioned by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), which is feeding sixty poor people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 123 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (14:21)
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