Where is the expiation for an oath distributed?
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The questioner : The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the proper way to distribute the expiation for an oath?
The Shaykh : How? What is it?
The questioner : What is the proper way to distribute the expiation for an oath? Is it distributed to the poor in the same country, or if a person has poor relatives in another country, is it permissible to send it to them?
The Shaykh : The proper way is to distribute the expiation for an oath, and other expiations, in the country where they became obligatory, and not to send them elsewhere, unless there are no eligible recipients in that country. In that case, they may be sent elsewhere. A close relative, if he is eligible, takes precedence over a distant one.
The Shaykh : How? What is it?
The questioner : What is the proper way to distribute the expiation for an oath? Is it distributed to the poor in the same country, or if a person has poor relatives in another country, is it permissible to send it to them?
The Shaykh : The proper way is to distribute the expiation for an oath, and other expiations, in the country where they became obligatory, and not to send them elsewhere, unless there are no eligible recipients in that country. In that case, they may be sent elsewhere. A close relative, if he is eligible, takes precedence over a distant one.
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1412 هـ - 9 — binothaimeen.net (1:15:01)
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