Is it permissible to pay the expiation for an oath to neighbors whose financial situation is moderate?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My mother owes the expiation for an oath, and she says she will pay the feeding to some of our neighbors, even though our neighbors' financial situation is moderate or less than moderate. The question is: Is that sufficient?
Answer:
This is for the poor. If they are poor and do not have enough, there is nothing wrong with it. But if they have what is sufficient for them, then they are not poor, and the expiation is not sufficient for them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My mother owes the expiation for an oath, and she says she will pay the feeding to some of our neighbors, even though our neighbors' financial situation is moderate or less than moderate. The question is: Is that sufficient?
Answer:
This is for the poor. If they are poor and do not have enough, there is nothing wrong with it. But if they have what is sufficient for them, then they are not poor, and the expiation is not sufficient for them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/853] هل يجوز دفع كفارة اليمين لجيران حالتهم المادية متوسطة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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