If one has an expiation for killing, is it permissible for him to fast from the middle of the month, or must he start from the beginning?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if one has an expiation for killing, is it permissible for him to fast from the middle of the month, or must the fasting be from the beginning of the month?
Answer:
It is permissible for him to start with the sighting of the new moon, and it is permissible for him to start from the middle of the month. If he starts with the new moon, he fasts by the moons, if he sees the new moon, he sees the new moon. But if he fasts from the middle of the month, he fasts by the count, sixty days.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if one has an expiation for killing, is it permissible for him to fast from the middle of the month, or must the fasting be from the beginning of the month?
Answer:
It is permissible for him to start with the sighting of the new moon, and it is permissible for him to start from the middle of the month. If he starts with the new moon, he fasts by the moons, if he sees the new moon, he sees the new moon. But if he fasts from the middle of the month, he fasts by the count, sixty days.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [458 /641] من كان عليه كفارة قتل هل له أن يصوم من أثناء الشهر أم لا بد من بدايته؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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