The one who is able to fast in the expiation for zihar: Is it permissible for him to switch to feeding people because he cannot abstain from intercourse?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: A man who pronounced zihar against his wife, or had intercourse during the day in Ramadan, is required to fast two consecutive months. He is able to fast, but he cannot abstain from intercourse for two consecutive months. Does he switch to feeding people?
The Shaykh:
No, he fasts two consecutive months. As long as he is able to fast, he fasts two consecutive months, as Allah the Exalted has commanded.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: If a man pronounced zihar against his wife and did not perform the expiation, then he had intercourse with her.
The Shaykh:
If he reaches the point of intense sexual desire and there is fear for him, meaning some people suffer from intense sexual desire, and if they do not have intercourse, they become ill and are harmed. In this case, this is an excuse, and he switches to feeding people.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: A man who pronounced zihar against his wife, or had intercourse during the day in Ramadan, is required to fast two consecutive months. He is able to fast, but he cannot abstain from intercourse for two consecutive months. Does he switch to feeding people?
The Shaykh:
No, he fasts two consecutive months. As long as he is able to fast, he fasts two consecutive months, as Allah the Exalted has commanded.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: If a man pronounced zihar against his wife and did not perform the expiation, then he had intercourse with her.
The Shaykh:
If he reaches the point of intense sexual desire and there is fear for him, meaning some people suffer from intense sexual desire, and if they do not have intercourse, they become ill and are harmed. In this case, this is an excuse, and he switches to feeding people.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1277- 4717] القادر على الصيام في كفارة الظهار هل يجوز له العدول إلى الإطعام لأنه لا يصبر عن الجماع؟ — youtube.com
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