When a man says: “I divorce you if I eat anything,” and then he eats; does the divorce take effect, or is it the expiation for an oath? And what is the expiation for that?
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The questioner : Yes, our Shaykh, if... when he said: “I divorce you if I eat anything”... he intended to prevent him from making anything for him, and then he ate afterwards; does the divorce take effect on him? Or does the expiation for an oath take effect on him?
The Shaykh : ...the ones mentioned regarding divorce or... what did he say?
The questioner : He said: “I divorce you if I eat anything.”
The Shaykh : ...that the intention is as you say.
The questioner : “I divorce you if I eat anything,” and then he ate afterwards.
The Shaykh : He did not eat anything.
The questioner : Yes, and then he ate afterwards.
The Shaykh : An oath took effect on him, not a divorce.
Another questioner : An oath?
Another questioner : An oath?
The questioner : Or: “I divorce you if I eat anything”...
Another questioner : And here, the expiation—our Shaykh—is it by feeding people or by giving out some food?
The Shaykh : No, by feeding people.
Another questioner : If not...
The Shaykh : As long as it is possible, that is the original ruling. If it is not possible, then he should give what is closest to food, such as wheat or the like. If that is not available, then he gives the value, but he should not give the value.
Another questioner : So, regarding the permissibility of paying the value?
The questioner : Shaykh, al-Hafiz mentioned...
The Shaykh : Yes?
Another questioner : Regarding the permissibility of paying the value; meaning, is it permissible for him to pay its value?
The Shaykh: When?
Another questioner : For example, a single man.
The Shaykh : When? When? What are we talking about now, when?
Another questioner : If he does not...
The Shaykh: When?
Another questioner : When he is unable to...
The Shaykh : Yes, like that... you take it from the end of the topic, in sequence.
Another questioner : When he is unable to feed people and does not find... in food items.
Another questioner : Regarding feeding people?
The Shaykh : No, one by one.
Another questioner : One by one.
The Shaykh : ...the ones mentioned regarding divorce or... what did he say?
The questioner : He said: “I divorce you if I eat anything.”
The Shaykh : ...that the intention is as you say.
The questioner : “I divorce you if I eat anything,” and then he ate afterwards.
The Shaykh : He did not eat anything.
The questioner : Yes, and then he ate afterwards.
The Shaykh : An oath took effect on him, not a divorce.
Another questioner : An oath?
Another questioner : An oath?
The questioner : Or: “I divorce you if I eat anything”...
Another questioner : And here, the expiation—our Shaykh—is it by feeding people or by giving out some food?
The Shaykh : No, by feeding people.
Another questioner : If not...
The Shaykh : As long as it is possible, that is the original ruling. If it is not possible, then he should give what is closest to food, such as wheat or the like. If that is not available, then he gives the value, but he should not give the value.
Another questioner : So, regarding the permissibility of paying the value?
The questioner : Shaykh, al-Hafiz mentioned...
The Shaykh : Yes?
Another questioner : Regarding the permissibility of paying the value; meaning, is it permissible for him to pay its value?
The Shaykh: When?
Another questioner : For example, a single man.
The Shaykh : When? When? What are we talking about now, when?
Another questioner : If he does not...
The Shaykh: When?
Another questioner : When he is unable to...
The Shaykh : Yes, like that... you take it from the end of the topic, in sequence.
Another questioner : When he is unable to feed people and does not find... in food items.
Another questioner : Regarding feeding people?
The Shaykh : No, one by one.
Another questioner : One by one.
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