Is it permissible to feed ten fasting people as expiation for an oath?
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The questioner : Please. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. I have a question, may Allah be pleased with you. Is it permissible to feed ten fasting people as expiation for an oath?
The Shaykh : What do you mean?
The questioner : Yes, indeed. We have a mosque nearby where they feed fasting people. If I pay for ten fasting people, does that expiate the oath?
The Shaykh : No, no, that does not suffice. Why?
The questioner : It is not permissible, yes.
The Shaykh : Because ten might break their fast, or fewer might break their fast.
The questioner : No, I have meals. I give them ten meals from the restaurant near the mosque for ten poor people, for ten fasting people. I do not know if they are poor or not.
The Shaykh : No, that is not correct.
The questioner : It is not permissible. Yes, thank you. May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : What do you mean?
The questioner : Yes, indeed. We have a mosque nearby where they feed fasting people. If I pay for ten fasting people, does that expiate the oath?
The Shaykh : No, no, that does not suffice. Why?
The questioner : It is not permissible, yes.
The Shaykh : Because ten might break their fast, or fewer might break their fast.
The questioner : No, I have meals. I give them ten meals from the restaurant near the mosque for ten poor people, for ten fasting people. I do not know if they are poor or not.
The Shaykh : No, that is not correct.
The questioner : It is not permissible. Yes, thank you. May Allah keep you safe.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1216- هل يجزأ تفطير عشرة صائمين عن كفارة اليمين؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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