Things given to those entitled to them: either the amount paid and the recipient are specified, or the recipient is specified without the amount, or the amount is specified without the recipient
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The Shaykh : Things given to those entitled to them: either the amount paid and the recipient are specified, or the recipient is specified without the amount, or the amount is specified without the recipient. So, in which case is the amount specified without the recipient?
The questioner : Zakat al-Fitr.
The Shaykh : Correct. Rest a bit. In Zakat al-Fitr, the amount is specified without the recipient. This implies that if you give one sa' to several poor people, is that permissible or not? It is permissible. That means, if you divide one sa' among five people, there is no objection. If you give one person five sa'is, is that permissible or not? It is permissible. Now, what is the case where the recipient is specified without the amount?
The questioner : Zakah.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : An oath.
The Shaykh : Yes. The expiation for an oath is feeding ten poor people. How much do we feed them? It is not specified. This is not specified. Now, what is the case where both the recipient and the amount are specified?
The questioner : The expiation for zihar.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : A definitive killing.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Zakah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : In which case are both the recipient and the amount specified? Is it something related to Hajj and 'Umrah?
The questioner : Fidyah.
The Shaykh : Fidyah, correct. The fidyah for shaving the head. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Ka'b ibn 'Ujr:Sahih al-Bukhari 1816 In the fidyah, we must give three sa'is distributed among six poor people. If we give three sa'is to one poor person, it is not permissible. If we give three sa'is to ten poor people, it is not permissible, because both the recipient and the amount are specified in it.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the noblest of creation and the messengers, and upon his family and all his Companions. May Allah reward the Shaykh with every good.
The questioner : Zakat al-Fitr.
The Shaykh : Correct. Rest a bit. In Zakat al-Fitr, the amount is specified without the recipient. This implies that if you give one sa' to several poor people, is that permissible or not? It is permissible. That means, if you divide one sa' among five people, there is no objection. If you give one person five sa'is, is that permissible or not? It is permissible. Now, what is the case where the recipient is specified without the amount?
The questioner : Zakah.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : An oath.
The Shaykh : Yes. The expiation for an oath is feeding ten poor people. How much do we feed them? It is not specified. This is not specified. Now, what is the case where both the recipient and the amount are specified?
The questioner : The expiation for zihar.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : A definitive killing.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Zakah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : In which case are both the recipient and the amount specified? Is it something related to Hajj and 'Umrah?
The questioner : Fidyah.
The Shaykh : Fidyah, correct. The fidyah for shaving the head. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Ka'b ibn 'Ujr:
feed six poor persons each with half a Sa of food
اطعم ستة مساكين لكل مسكين نصف صاعThe questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the noblest of creation and the messengers, and upon his family and all his Companions. May Allah reward the Shaykh with every good.